I haven't been able to track downs its origin, not any more specifically than perhaps… Turkey. I have no idea.
Take a look, opine on the thing.
An Old Muzzleloader
An Old Muzzleloader
My grandfather owns this beast.
I haven't been able to track downs its origin, not any more specifically than perhaps… Turkey. I have no idea.
Take a look, opine on the thing.
I haven't been able to track downs its origin, not any more specifically than perhaps… Turkey. I have no idea.
Take a look, opine on the thing.
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Re: An Old Muzzleloader
Cheers,
JD
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Re: An Old Muzzleloader
Nice 
My guess would be Africa, North Africa, looks a bit too ornate for Turkey, and the symbolism does not look Islamic.
My guess would be Africa, North Africa, looks a bit too ornate for Turkey, and the symbolism does not look Islamic.Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Next question. What should I do with it in regards to restoration, if anything?
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Nothing at all, this is not a shooter, not if you value your life anyway. Wallhanger, preserved as is.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
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That was the plan if the answer was negatory. Thanks boss.
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Interesting anyway. Has a look of a very old stock but appears as if it has a replica percussion system. Is the spark system operational on it?
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It would need very large caps, or a tiny pouch of magnesium fulminate.
It locks and will dry-fire. Definitely enough strength to ignite a cap.
It locks and will dry-fire. Definitely enough strength to ignite a cap.
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That is a nifty decorative piece. I have seen similar ones called "Camel Guns".
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It would need very large caps, or a tiny pouch of magnesium fulminate.
It locks and will dry-fire. Definitely enough strength to ignite a cap.
It's also very long. 60" and heavier than lead.
It locks and will dry-fire. Definitely enough strength to ignite a cap.
It's also very long. 60" and heavier than lead.
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Millman is correct I believe. I just Googled, camel gun, and got these pictures. https://www.google.com/search?q=camel+g ... B640%3B480
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I didn't know they mounted Gatling Guns on Camels!
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So they were fired using a swivel mounted on the camel?
Makes sense, it's way too long for me to aim.
Makes sense, it's way too long for me to aim.
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Lock looks like it was on a flinter at one time
Damn, I'll bet that's going to leave a mark! Probably hurt too!
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Re: An Old Muzzleloader
I think the camels should have hearing protection. I don't know, maybe camels are deaf. At least the ones who sported Automatic weapons.
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Re: An Old Muzzleloader
I believe the purpose of the long barrel on these guns is to be fired from the back of a camel so the barrel is lengthy to extend past the camel's head. So you don't shoot your camel.rayjd2 wrote:It would need very large caps, or a tiny pouch of magnesium fulminate.
It locks and will dry-fire. Definitely enough strength to ignite a cap.
It's also very long. 60" and heavier than lead.
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This jezail has a Brown Bess flint lock with an Enfield 1858 hammer, and some cobbled-together nipple setup. It's a tourist trade gun, and I agree with JYD, strictly a wallhanger.
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invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
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equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
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This ^ EXACTLY !!!!!! Hammer could be either 1853 or 1858 Enfield. They are one-and-the-same.entropy wrote:This jezail has a Brown Bess flint lock with an Enfield 1858 hammer, and some cobbled-together nipple setup. It's a tourist trade gun, and I agree with JYD, strictly a wallhanger.
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