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Matchlock · 1st October 2010, 02:14 PM

Welcome Mr. Scratch,

It's an interesting piece worth pondering on, no doubt. It's definitely not European though and not that old either. As you have dug up many illustrations from some of my older threads you probably know that earliest firearms are exactly my field of expertise. Please look closely at both the shape and the surface of your item and compare them to the ones in my pictures.

A Chinese provenance of the 19th or even the early 20th century is much probable in my opinion. As I am not an expert of Oriental weapons though I am afraid I cannot tell you what the stick stock originally looked like. The inspirations you chose are all strictly German and formally inapt for restocking your barrel.

Best,
Michael

1st October 2010, 02:14 PM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Welcome Mr. Scratch, It's an interesting piece worth pondering on, no doubt. It's definitely not European though and not that old either. As you have dug up many illustrations from some of my older threads you probably know that earliest firearms are exactly my field of expertise. Please look closely at both the shape and the surface of your item and compare them to the ones in my pictures. A Chinese provenance of the 19th or even the early 20th century is much probable in my opinion. As I am not an expert of Oriental weapons though I am afraid I cannot tell you what the stick stock originally looked like. The inspirations you chose are all strictly German and formally inapt for restocking your barrel. Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 1st October 2010 at 05:04 PM.