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27th May 2008, 08:57 PM | #1 |
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First of all the pistols seem to be of Moroccan origin based on the inlaid spiral silver work motif. Second there is no way you want to make gun barrels from meteoric iron there are too many impurities that would cause the barrel to explode in the users face during use. So maybe these curators need to stop believing in these stories.
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Who is to say that these could have been European style pistols that were reworked? I have a Moroccan dagger with the same spiral motif on the scabbard and damascus gun barrels were more often seen on Ottoman and Arabic guns than European ones. Of course clearer pictures would help . If these guns were from Argentina than they could have originally came from Spain or surrounding area tell me how far is Spain from Morocco anyway? Lew Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 27th May 2008 at 11:00 PM. |
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that looks a lot more like european influenced turkish to me
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There was a discussion a while back on whether or not you could positively identify meteorite in keris blades, looks like science has caught up with our speculations!
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2899 |
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With all due respect, they look like european pistols to me, though decorated in a moroccan fashion. By the way, spaniards forged (not produced) wootz from India, and made mechanical damascus until mid 19th Century. There is documental evidence of this fact. The style of the pistols, does not reminds me any of the styles seen in North Africa, the Middle East and Turkey. Of course, I can be wrong.
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