Hi Richard
As soon as I submitted my post, I saw your post. LOL Same brain I guess. LOL
I agree with all your comments. And as to origin, OK Indore. That makes me double glad you joined this Thread.
As you mention, we've seen these guns barrels bound to the stocks with a wide variety of different material. Likely for the reasons you mention.
I notice the bore in the barrel appears to have seen heavy usage. Maybe more so than the rest of the gun's condition. Which was another reason why I thought the barrel was re-stocked at some latter point.
Another curiosity to me: The one illistration posted above shows the use of matchlocks with attached bi-pods. The only guns I've seen with this feature are of Afghan origin. Wheather matchlock or flintlock. There may be a Torador with one, but I've never seen one.
Rick
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