Hi Stuart,
Many thanks for the info. I see there is an 'S' in a lozenge above the star so Strasbourg makes sense. I am particularly interested by this as I know that Napoleon recruited various local regiments in the Balkans the Albanian Pandours and the Albanian Regiment amongst others, see Osprey Publications no 410. It is also noted in this book that the troops used local arms and specifically mentions the Rasak as one of them. It is not too much of a leap of imagination to surmise that a weapon made in France, and probably issued to an regular/irregular, should be recycled into a local arm either later or contemporary with Napoleon's era. I'm sure this has been the same with captured and appropriated weaponry since time immemorial. It would be nice if a date of manufacture could be gleaned from the stamps. My rifle is inscribed 1825 so possibly used in the Greek War of Independence as well. Once again many thanks for the info it adds a lot for me regarding the historic interest of the rifle.
My Regards,
Norman.
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