Indian Matchlock with sprung flashpan cover

Pukka Bundook · 9th February 2016, 04:46 AM

This latter design in your last post, I see as Indian, Stenoyab.

It hasn't the clean look of the other, which I am sure is made or designed by Sangster.
Probably others tried to make something similar, if not in mechanics, at least in function.

Yours isn't just a munitions grade piece, and probably variations were made on the same basic theme for local worthies and as examples.
As we had up to this time, no known examples of this mechanism by Sangster, I believe yours is the first to come to light!

Congratulations, and I am so pleased you managed to save this one!

Richard.

9th February 2016, 04:46 AM	#1
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	This latter design in your last post, I see as Indian, Stenoyab. It hasn't the clean look of the other, which I am sure is made or designed by Sangster. Probably others tried to make something similar, if not in mechanics, at least in function. Yours isn't just a munitions grade piece, and probably variations were made on the same basic theme for local worthies and as examples. As we had up to this time, no known examples of this mechanism by Sangster, I believe yours is the first to come to light! Congratulations, and I am so pleased you managed to save this one! Richard.