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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi
Salaams Cerjac, I have several barrels and complete Abu Futilla... Father of the Match or the one with the match ... Looking through Icoman it appears that a lot of guns were German...but as you say this Barrel seems to be Persian or Indian? I mention Icoman many times in http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=Forts and I have a number of barrels that have blown apart at the first join. In my store there's a barrel just like yours. In the Islamic Arms by the late Anthony North he goes immediately into a description of these firearms and how a tried and trusted system in this theatre lasted and lasted ...That is very much the case with Omani weapons where for example Abu Futilla were still being used well into the late 20th Century! not to mention the length of time of the Omani Battle Sword...
http://www.klm-mra.be/icomam/downloads/issue07.pdf is a useful reference and sets the background for the general theme...
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
Salam iBrahiim
Thank you for this very interesting link It will be great if you could post some pics from your barrel.
Best Cerjak