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Originally Posted by rickystl
I second that comment!! Wonderful piece. I especially like the decorated IRON ramrod. Obviously made with the gun. Usually the ramrods are wood. Often with the fron third wrapped in brass. Rick
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Originally Posted by Philip
Rick, on a lot of these better-grade Algerian guns, the front of the ramrod is sheathed in silver as well, worked in the same designs.
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Rick, Philip, a quick check revealed that the ramrod is a silver sheathed wood rod. So who exactly owned these more elaborate guns, they must have been fairly well off.