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archipelago

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need help identifying this gun
« on: May 27, 2020, 09:51:48 PM »
Real gold inlay (yes, i have it tested by some gold experts and it's real gold).
First image is the specimen that they took from the gun to test the gold.
Where i can get more information regarding the date and origin of this gun?
Thank you very much.




















































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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: need help identifying this gun
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2020, 04:22:58 PM »
It's for some Maha or official big wig somewhere in the in the Middle East...or India. I find these difficult to date. I'd say possibly around 1800 or after, possibly as late as 1860. This one appears to be possibly of german/austrian origin?  Just a guess. Ah, Persia...could have some connection there too.
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Re: need help identifying this gun
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2020, 07:11:53 PM »
looks vaguely Dutch to me.
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