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Originally Posted by longfellow
Hi Dom,
A gunsmith mark - that would be nice!
Do you know of any reference - books, papers, etc. - that might have records of weapons makers of the Ottomans?
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e.i.
http://books.google.com/books?id=epa...page&q&f=false
use "google"
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Originally Posted by longfellow
I was quite surprised when I first started closely examining the piece and found that it is in very good working condition - trigger and all. And, the inlay seems to be gold. The barrel is ferrous and, without taking down any of the patina, it looks like it may well be watered.
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David, be cautious your gun is from the 18th century (may be early 18th)
treat him with respect, don't be too much tough
the trigger is "fragile" specially the springs
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Dom