Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Fake pistols with real locks, real pistols with fake locks

Kubur · 1st April 2016, 02:18 PM

This Turkish ball butt pistol came with a fake lock, unless the pistol is an old one, with a good stock and a barrel still with some powder inside.
To the opposite, I saw many Turkish Ottoman pistols made for tourist market but with real old locks (miquelet). Rick posted one or two examples in the past.
I have seen many Moroccan pistols with the same thing, recent stock and old lock or recent lock and old stock...
I hope the firearms lovers will understand what I'm trying to say...
I do think that's important for the community to avoid mistakes or to do some good catchs...

1st April 2016, 02:18 PM	#2
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	This Turkish ball butt pistol came with a fake lock, unless the pistol is an old one, with a good stock and a barrel still with some powder inside. To the opposite, I saw many Turkish Ottoman pistols made for tourist market but with real old locks (miquelet). Rick posted one or two examples in the past. I have seen many Moroccan pistols with the same thing, recent stock and old lock or recent lock and old stock... I hope the firearms lovers will understand what I'm trying to say... I do think that's important for the community to avoid mistakes or to do some good catchs... Attached Images