Indian/Afghan/Islamic Flintlocks & Mathclocks. Any interest?

Atlantia · 22nd June 2008, 12:26 AM

LOL!
OMG!

In fact OMG really doesn't sum it up at all!
That is some colllection you've got there!!!
In fact thats two or three good collections in those pictures!

Hell, did you say 7 or 8 more rows?
You're kidding?

You've got some real beauties in those pics!!

I've got one with a nice chiselled barrel, but its a 'fixer upper' and is broken in half (the wood) at the moment :-(

Atlantia · 22nd June 2008, 12:29 AM

Any chance of a close up of the fourth gun up from bottom in the fourth picture that you posted?
The slender silver one?

ward · 22nd June 2008, 12:59 AM

that is a nice omani gun. The chiseling on these guns are almost always excelent the break is normal for this type of weapon. They are made out of rosewood and ususally have the match wraped around the stock. The barrell is early 18th century nice.I believe the pic you are talking about is a Sardinian piece. I will get pics in a couple of days, They are pretty rare chiselled steel overlaying a very slim stock. I have been collecting for a while rifles.powder flask,chain mail,swords,jambiya's etc

ward · 22nd June 2008, 01:13 AM

here is a pic of how the match should wrap around that omani stock and the match holder should be mounted on the rifle. crapey pics but should give you the idea

Atlantia · 22nd June 2008, 01:33 AM

Thats amazing! I can see on yours that the flash pan is the same as on mine, they look like a strange bird head when you look down on them. I wondered what you meant by 'match holder'!
You mean this thing do you?

That was rammed very firmly onto where the ramrod should be!
What is its purpose?

Atlantia · 22nd June 2008, 01:36 AM

You know I had no idea it was Omani!
And Early 18th century is a bonus for sure :-)
Thanks Ward

Gene

ward · 22nd June 2008, 02:04 AM

yes the end of yours should be hollow and when the match needs to be extinquished is put into the end of it. The omani is a lot more unusual and you should restore it you will not find many of them in todays market.that piece should be under the coiled match.

22nd June 2008, 01:13 AM	#4
ward Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 637	here is a pic of how the match should wrap around that omani stock and the match holder should be mounted on the rifle. crapey pics but should give you the idea Attached Images

22nd June 2008, 02:04 AM	#7
ward Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 637	yes the end of yours should be hollow and when the match needs to be extinquished is put into the end of it. The omani is a lot more unusual and you should restore it you will not find many of them in todays market.that piece should be under the coiled match. Attached Images

22nd June 2008, 12:26 AM	#1
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	LOL! OMG! In fact OMG really doesn't sum it up at all! That is some colllection you've got there!!! In fact thats two or three good collections in those pictures! Hell, did you say 7 or 8 more rows? You're kidding? You've got some real beauties in those pics!! I've got one with a nice chiselled barrel, but its a 'fixer upper' and is broken in half (the wood) at the moment :-(

22nd June 2008, 12:29 AM	#2
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Any chance of a close up of the fourth gun up from bottom in the fourth picture that you posted? The slender silver one?

22nd June 2008, 12:59 AM	#3
ward Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 637	that is a nice omani gun. The chiseling on these guns are almost always excelent the break is normal for this type of weapon. They are made out of rosewood and ususally have the match wraped around the stock. The barrell is early 18th century nice.I believe the pic you are talking about is a Sardinian piece. I will get pics in a couple of days, They are pretty rare chiselled steel overlaying a very slim stock. I have been collecting for a while rifles.powder flask,chain mail,swords,jambiya's etc

22nd June 2008, 01:33 AM	#5
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Thats amazing! I can see on yours that the flash pan is the same as on mine, they look like a strange bird head when you look down on them. I wondered what you meant by 'match holder'! You mean this thing do you? That was rammed very firmly onto where the ramrod should be! What is its purpose?

22nd June 2008, 01:36 AM	#6
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	You know I had no idea it was Omani! And Early 18th century is a bonus for sure :-) Thanks Ward Gene