Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED,GUN FROM MIDDLE EAST MOSTLY BEDOUIN OR SAUDI ARABIA

Shakethetrees · 2nd December 2014, 06:12 AM

I can't see enough of it from the images, but it looks like it could be an Enfield rifled musket that was trimmed and modified a bit, then decorated. I know Barnett was a contractor for Enfield muskets in the 19th century. They would have been familiar enough in India/Pakistan/Afghanistan so that decent, letter for letter copies of the lock AND gun could have been made there and later modified by locals.

I've seen a lot of Martini-Henry's that are certified copies made in South Asia as well. Some had impeccable marks that are hard to discern from those of the UK arsenals, others are roughly cut, misspelled and even written in gibberish that only resembles English.

2nd December 2014, 06:12 AM	#10
Shakethetrees Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 363	I can't see enough of it from the images, but it looks like it could be an Enfield rifled musket that was trimmed and modified a bit, then decorated. I know Barnett was a contractor for Enfield muskets in the 19th century. They would have been familiar enough in India/Pakistan/Afghanistan so that decent, letter for letter copies of the lock AND gun could have been made there and later modified by locals. I've seen a lot of Martini-Henry's that are certified copies made in South Asia as well. Some had impeccable marks that are hard to discern from those of the UK arsenals, others are roughly cut, misspelled and even written in gibberish that only resembles English.