Southeast Asian caplock arm

kahnjar1 · 25th September 2022, 09:10 PM

Hi Peter,
The stamps look to be maybe Burmese but I could be wrong there. I would have thought South East Asian anyway. Can you please post pics of the whole item showing barrel length. The stock appears to be crafted in the English style.
Stu

werecow · 26th September 2022, 01:21 PM

I think they could also be Lao numerals (but if so the picture looks like it's upside down).

Ian · 26th September 2022, 05:37 PM

The inscription is Thai. Your picture is upside down, as noted above. I cannot make out the first two characters, but the rest are Thai numerals as shown in the attached pic.

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werecow · 26th September 2022, 06:20 PM

Hah, yeah, I was looking at the wrong row header in the numerals table.

The first two characters might be letters; นพ.

Ian · 27th September 2022, 12:19 AM

Hi werecow. Yes, I think you are right about the first two characters.

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werecow · 27th September 2022, 12:51 AM

FWIW google translate says that นพ translates to Dr..

Ian · 27th September 2022, 01:02 PM

Peter, could you provide a full length picture of this gun? Any mark on the barrel or lock? If no marks, I'm wondering if this is a locally made copy of a French or British gun from the 19th C. Interesting that you note a possible Japanese connection mentioned by the seller. There were Japanese groups living in Thailand during the 18th and 19th C, and earlier.

25th September 2022, 09:10 PM	#1
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,786	Hi Peter, The stamps look to be maybe Burmese but I could be wrong there. I would have thought South East Asian anyway. Can you please post pics of the whole item showing barrel length. The stock appears to be crafted in the English style. Stu Last edited by kahnjar1; 26th September 2022 at 04:56 AM.

26th September 2022, 05:37 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	The inscription is Thai. Your picture is upside down, as noted above. I cannot make out the first two characters, but the rest are Thai numerals as shown in the attached pic. . Attached Images

27th September 2022, 12:19 AM	#5
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	Hi werecow. Yes, I think you are right about the first two characters. . Attached Images

27th September 2022, 01:02 PM	#7
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	Peter, could you provide a full length picture of this gun? Any mark on the barrel or lock? If no marks, I'm wondering if this is a locally made copy of a French or British gun from the 19th C. Interesting that you note a possible Japanese connection mentioned by the seller. There were Japanese groups living in Thailand during the 18th and 19th C, and earlier. Last edited by Ian; 27th September 2022 at 01:18 PM. Reason: Spelling

26th September 2022, 01:21 PM	#2
werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 553	I think they could also be Lao numerals (but if so the picture looks like it's upside down).

26th September 2022, 06:20 PM	#4
werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 553	Hah, yeah, I was looking at the wrong row header in the numerals table. The first two characters might be letters; นพ.

27th September 2022, 12:51 AM	#6
werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 553	FWIW google translate says that นพ translates to Dr..