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Old 28th December 2011, 07:19 AM   #1
Ibrahiim al Balooshi
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I have had this for quite some time but have not found out for sure where it is from. My guess is Yemen, but could just as easily be India. What do we think Gentlemen?
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Salaams kahnjar1 ~ It looks like copper with tin over... Tinned copper no?
The spout cover may be also the more or less correct measurer for a single barrel load. It does look Indian.

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Old 28th December 2011, 04:45 PM   #2
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Salaams kahnjar1 ~ It looks like copper with tin over... Tinned copper no?
The spout cover may be also the more or less correct measurer for a single barrel load. It does look Indian.

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No it's definately silver. Spout cover as you say is probably also a measure.
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