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Jim McDougall · 15th January 2010, 03:34 PM

Hi Freddy,
While I certainly have little knowledge on these type of guns, it seems I have seen something very similar in Vietnamese guns used by 'hill' tribes or Montagnards as they became known . I believe these were a matchlock type gun based on old Chinese forms, though the action on this seems more like a flintlock from what it appears. It always has amazed me that such anachronistic guns were used into recent times, for that matter even present times. I am looking forward to hearing more from our specialists on these regions, but these are my thoughts at cursory glance.

All the best,
Jim

15th January 2010, 03:34 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,193	Hi Freddy, While I certainly have little knowledge on these type of guns, it seems I have seen something very similar in Vietnamese guns used by 'hill' tribes or Montagnards as they became known . I believe these were a matchlock type gun based on old Chinese forms, though the action on this seems more like a flintlock from what it appears. It always has amazed me that such anachronistic guns were used into recent times, for that matter even present times. I am looking forward to hearing more from our specialists on these regions, but these are my thoughts at cursory glance. All the best, Jim Last edited by Jim McDougall; 15th January 2010 at 06:40 PM.