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Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Sorry, no, and unfortunately I don't have more fotos |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Regimental marks on a tulwar, is anybody able to state what this stands for? |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() The "U" under a crown is the German blackpowder proofmark used since 1891 until 1939. 2gNGP = 2g Neues Gewehr Pulver = New Gun Powder |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() James Dalziel Dougall, gunmaker and fish-hook maker 1830-1875, Glasgow, 23 Gordon Street |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() I admire people who are able to handle such enormous technical problems. Many thanks for all your effort ;) |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() This rifling was not for getting the balls spin but was just the negative form of a key that unscrews the barrels. The room for powder behind the unscrewed barrels is as I think really big enough... |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() I would say no. The tap around the wholes along its length is formed concave what makes it possible that the primed powder was kept and took along when the tap was turned for loading the next load. |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Perhaps I can help with some fotos. N°1 shows the tap in position for firing the left barrel, foto 2 shows the position for the right barrel. The third foto shows the firing position for barrel n°3.... |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Thanks Fernando. It is really hard to decice wether it is a B or an H, but after having read your email and the additions here I think you are right: It must be an H of the HORTON-family. :) |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Firstly I also thought it was HORTON, but with a magnifier you can clearly see that it is BORTON. If this would be HORTON than the proofmarks wouldn't be correct- these are Birmingham private proof... |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() A pair of interesting boxlockpistols with three barrels shows the name "J. BORTON" at the left side of both lock boxes. This name is neither listed in the Neue Stoeckel nor in any other list or book.... |
Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: European Armoury
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![]() You are certainly right, I should have red the caption to this pistol with more attention, sorry. The fotos show an Italian pistol once in my collection maybe made in the same region and in the same... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() The lock bears at the left side the lion mark of Venice. Probably this gun has been made in the bay of Kotor Boca Kotorska), which stood under Venice government and where have been lots of the well... |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Does anyone have some detailed documentation relative to the 1781 patent of the spring bayonet granted to John Waters? |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() I think that each of this mall tanks contained the load of powder for one shot for a matchlock or a wheellock gun, certainly not for military but for chasing purpose |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() In the Museo Nationale die Roma "Castel Sant' Angelo"you can find this sword |
Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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![]() This shipmodels I sold last week.................would have been a nice rendition for your friend |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() and last a same pistol with an unknown signature at its lockplate - could eventually be a year? |
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![]() and the next one with the mark of the Isfahan arsenal on its lockplate |
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Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Thanks a lot for showing us this wonderful piece of Scottish artwork. I had in the past many of Scottish all metal pistols of famous makers in my collection and my aim has it always been to get some... |
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