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20th January 2012, 01:59 PM
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(deceased)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
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Right, the trigger is of a shape which is highly unusual for Caucasus but the ball-shaped pommel is very typical of that region.
Best, Michael |
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20th January 2012, 06:27 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: St. Louis, MO area.
Posts: 1,632
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Hi Jean Luc. That's a very interesting pistol. 1) The lock "style" looks very much Albanian. I post a photo of an Albanian lock below for comparison. Note the similarities. 2) The pistol looks like it was made without a trigger guard. But the trigger itself also looks styled like other Albanian pistols I've seen/own. Albanian pistols were usually made with iron or brass triggerguards. But, I've seen a couple that were not. 3) I attach a photo of a typical Caucassan pistol I own. They are very different.
I don't reconize the decoration on the grip area. Hmmmm. If I had to guess, I would say this is an Albanian pistol or possibly North African utilizing these parts. Again, interesting pistol. Rick. |
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