19th Century East India British Trading Company Flintlock ID?

Jim McDougall · 11th February 2013, 07:52 PM

Hi Richard,
Its really good to see you posting!!! especially on this subject as this is definitely your field. Very good point on the reasons concerning flintlocks as pertains to Khyber regions, and I had forgotten about the number of matchlock jezails. Actually my comment was likely more concerning the prolonged use of flintlocks on the frontiers here, and inadvertantly misplaced presuming the same circumstances there. I think Elgood noted the extended use of matchlocks in Arabia, even into 20th century, for likely same reasons.

Im not sure that EIC locks were ever made anywhere else, though they certainly ended up travelling far in some cases. England was long a prolific supplier of arms and materials to America's 'wild west', and swords, guns and particularly Bowie knives were in constant trade here. Many of these 'Bowies' were Sheffield, and many English pistols were used, even by some of the fabled gunfighters (shootists).

At the time of the Alamo, the Mexican army was virtually entirely equipped with British muskets, I think many came from a large dispersement of EIC arms as changes were being made in supply and providers. Im not sure that may of the locks had EIC stamps but they were EIC models.

All the best,
Jim

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11th February 2013, 07:52 PM	#7
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,194	Hi Richard, Its really good to see you posting!!! especially on this subject as this is definitely your field. Very good point on the reasons concerning flintlocks as pertains to Khyber regions, and I had forgotten about the number of matchlock jezails. Actually my comment was likely more concerning the prolonged use of flintlocks on the frontiers here, and inadvertantly misplaced presuming the same circumstances there. I think Elgood noted the extended use of matchlocks in Arabia, even into 20th century, for likely same reasons. Im not sure that EIC locks were ever made anywhere else, though they certainly ended up travelling far in some cases. England was long a prolific supplier of arms and materials to America's 'wild west', and swords, guns and particularly Bowie knives were in constant trade here. Many of these 'Bowies' were Sheffield, and many English pistols were used, even by some of the fabled gunfighters (shootists). At the time of the Alamo, the Mexican army was virtually entirely equipped with British muskets, I think many came from a large dispersement of EIC arms as changes were being made in supply and providers. Im not sure that may of the locks had EIC stamps but they were EIC models. All the best, Jim