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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2016, 10:37 PM
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Posted By ozhunter
Another pistol for Identification

Geetings. Below is the last of my pistols that I am trying to identify/date/authenticate, for the time being.

I don't have the reference material to assist with checkig these items out, but I am...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2016, 10:25 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,809
Posted By ozhunter
Thank you for the detailed reply Rick. Most...

Thank you for the detailed reply Rick. Most informative.

My posts are still being vetted, so I don't know in what order you will see the posts, but what do you make of the two "proofs" that I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2016, 07:29 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,809
Posted By ozhunter
Here are closeups of the marks on the wooden...

Here are closeups of the marks on the wooden stocked pistol.

Can anyone identify them?

Regards
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th March 2016, 02:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,809
Posted By ozhunter
The ramrod on the Rat Tail, if it was supposed to...

The ramrod on the Rat Tail, if it was supposed to be a working rod, is stuck fast, and I don't feel inclined to try any harder than I have to extract it for fear of damaging the pistol.

I am...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2016, 12:03 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,809
Posted By ozhunter
Thanks for the replies. I forgot to add that they...

Thanks for the replies. I forgot to add that they both have the false ramrod. One day I will procure a ramrod that is from the same era, for these pistols.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2016, 12:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,809
Posted By ozhunter
This one I beleive to be of French manufactured...

This one I beleive to be of French manufactured pistol, for Turkey or maybe more broadly the Ottoman empire. How close did I get?

I am going to get better photos of the marks on the top of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2016, 12:15 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,809
Posted By ozhunter
OK then. The first one, I think, is an Albanian...

OK then. The first one, I think, is an Albanian Miguelet (Rat Tail) flintlock pistol. Have I got this right?

Is there a way to tell a fake from the real deal?

There are no markings that I can...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th March 2016, 11:43 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,809
Posted By ozhunter
Identification and dating of Flintlock pistols

Hello all

My first post here after lurking for a while.

I have a couple of Flintlock pistols that I beleive are Albanian and French made for Turkey, that I would like help with proper...
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