17th August 2020, 12:55 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND
Posts: 624
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Originally Posted by Philip
Hello,
Looking closely at the image of the Afghan (a drawing, not a photo) I can see that the artist has depicted a firearm notably different from your "pistol". The lock mechanism in the artwork shows a "swan neck" cock or hammer dissimilar to the piece under consideration, and a lack of the large external mainspring. Seems to me that the artist was trying to depict, in a rough sketch format, a typical flintlock of the 19th cent., of a type used by the British in India.
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Thats Right Philip
thanks
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