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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2016, 05:27 PM
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Posted By RDGAC
Hi Oliver, and thanks! So I can jam some of your...

Hi Oliver, and thanks! So I can jam some of your massive knowledge into my own brain, what makes you say it's probably Istanbul work?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2016, 03:28 PM
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Posted By RDGAC
Few more pics.

Few more pics.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2016, 03:26 PM
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Views: 4,568
Posted By RDGAC
Pics attached below. Overall views of the pistol...

Pics attached below. Overall views of the pistol and some closer looks at the decorative elements.

The white stuff is a caked-on powdery substance, similar to metal polish, which I suspect to be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2016, 05:03 PM
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Views: 4,568
Posted By RDGAC
Blast you all, making me do some extra work! ;) ...

Blast you all, making me do some extra work! ;) Currently the pistol is in pieces. Pics incoming, probably tonight or tomorrow.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2016, 02:40 PM
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Posted By RDGAC
Ottoman pistol - need help with script on barrel

Hi chaps and chapesses, been a while!

We have here at the Museum come into possession of a number of firearms from the Royal Green Jackets' museum, among which is a pistol, listed in their books...
Forum: European Armoury 7th April 2016, 02:19 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 21,324
Posted By RDGAC
Hi Dana, I've been musing on your problem...

Hi Dana,

I've been musing on your problem for a while and was wondering if I might be able to lend a hand.

One of the tools conservators use (I hasten here to add that I'm a mere assistant...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd April 2016, 07:08 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 9,966
Posted By RDGAC
Locks

Hi folks,

First, thanks for the compliments; she's a nice old thing, albeit far and away the oddest single gun in my little set so far.

Second, re: locks: I can well believe that these things...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th March 2016, 01:58 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 9,966
Posted By RDGAC
It's a weird design. I'll try and get a decent...

It's a weird design. I'll try and get a decent picture, but a quick description my be useful too.

From what I can tell, the North African snaphaunces are copies of originals traded with Morocco...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th March 2016, 01:43 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,186
Posted By RDGAC
Norman, Personally and professionally, I'd...

Norman,

Personally and professionally, I'd say that if you're careful then removing the varnish is generally preferable. Primarily this is for four reasons:

1) The lacquer's composition is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2016, 04:03 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 9,966
Posted By RDGAC
Moukhalla

Well, perhaps like an idiot, I went and finally acquired one of these oddities in September last. Been meaning to post it on the forum since then but, well, you know how it goes...

Overall length...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2014, 10:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,693
Posted By RDGAC
That looks like a very modern screw in the grip...

That looks like a very modern screw in the grip you show in close-up; is the grip, as it looks, cast brass? The screw holding the cock to the tumbler square also looks very new, and held in rather...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2013, 01:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,003
Posted By RDGAC
Fair question, but the two are entirely different...

Fair question, but the two are entirely different approaches to the problem. Preservation is the prevention of further decay and damage to the object; the act of stopping. Restoration is the undoing...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd December 2013, 10:13 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,476
Posted By RDGAC
Oof! That's a hefty-looking barrel, Berkley....

Oof! That's a hefty-looking barrel, Berkley. Looks like a nice piece though. The mother-of-pearl's probably recent but quite artistically done, which is always satisfying to see. What sort of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd December 2013, 10:06 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,662
Posted By RDGAC
Hi all; Jim, glad to be mooching about again...

Hi all; Jim, glad to be mooching about again after spending so long in a lather of uncertainty. Figure it's time to give this old girl some TLC. And I still have to think before remembering which is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2013, 11:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,662
Posted By RDGAC
Well, thread necromancy ahoy. I have recently...

Well, thread necromancy ahoy. I have recently begun work on this again, after a year's hopeless indecision. My eventual call was to make or have made a new fore-end for the stock. Microscopic...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2013, 11:16 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 18,404
Posted By RDGAC
Bone would likely be easier to get; antler isn't...

Bone would likely be easier to get; antler isn't exactly easy to acquire here nowadays, it seems. I'm tempted to see if I can find an old antler walking stick and trim the handle off, but a lot of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2013, 04:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,107
Posted By RDGAC
A few observations, from looking more closely....

A few observations, from looking more closely. First, the lock looks old but isn't the original, unless there's also absent some considerable quantity of inlay or filler material. Second, the gun as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2013, 02:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,107
Posted By RDGAC
Can't tell you much at a quick glance, apart from...

Can't tell you much at a quick glance, apart from that I think that's a North African moukhalla. Probably should get this moved to the Ethnographic Weapons forum.

Edit: Quick work those mods!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th June 2013, 04:06 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 18,404
Posted By RDGAC
Not sure. I've worked this barrel quite...

Not sure. I've worked this barrel quite extensively with wire wool and oil, and although it's removed the looser rust on the surface, it seems to have minimal effect on the tougher, older deposits....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th June 2013, 03:13 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 18,404
Posted By RDGAC
Hah! I got as far as getting the FeCl, but have...

Hah! I got as far as getting the FeCl, but have yet to get round to trying it. Partly this was from caution, partly from lack of a suitable workspace, and partly from a lack of time. We're hoping to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th May 2013, 08:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,030
Posted By RDGAC
Lovely! The carving work is beautiful. I don't...

Lovely! The carving work is beautiful. I don't think I've seen any moukhalla(s) with an octagonal muzzle, either. Lock looks good. Does it all work smoothly?
Forum: European Armoury 12th April 2013, 12:04 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,301
Posted By RDGAC
To whom is the Facebook group open, exactly? I'm...

To whom is the Facebook group open, exactly? I'm not a member of the Association - indeed, I'd no idea such an association existed - but I thought I might like to keep up to date with what's on,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2012, 02:33 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,670
Posted By RDGAC
D'oh! I really should have paid closer attention...

D'oh! I really should have paid closer attention - thanks Gav! I'll endeavour to find the reference for that above statement, mind.

- Meredydd (Who always forgets there's no automatic signature...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2012, 02:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,670
Posted By RDGAC
Afternoon Brian, handsome thing you have there!...

Afternoon Brian, handsome thing you have there! Happened to glance in and just thought I'd contribute re: the leather strap: while reading the late Richard Holmes' excellent Sahib, which...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2012, 04:21 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 69,271
Posted By RDGAC
Norm, when it comes to kit I agree with safety...

Norm, when it comes to kit I agree with safety first, believe me. I've no issue with the Proofing laws in this country, which I think entirely sensible and, indeed, in one's ownj interest and those...
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