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29th September 2007, 08:41 PM | #1 |
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Vietnamese Flintlock
This is a good example of a typical Montenyard gun. The lock on all of these is detachable. octangle barrel,silver barrel bands. Some of the later versions of this rifle use aluminum barrel bands and were shooting previously fired m16 rounds. These were still in active production and use into the early 1970's. The lock I find interesting different form than any other culture I have seen.
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29th September 2007, 09:10 PM | #2 |
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I had something very similar. The barrel was from a 19th century Belgian sporting gun. The barrel had originally been bound to the stock with rattan, which had been replaced with aluminium. These are more like a big pistol or I would think fired from the hip. Fascinating things, I wish I had kept mine now but you live and learn. Rather like the very first guns in the early medieval period.
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29th September 2007, 11:11 PM | #3 |
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I believe it was fired from check. slightly different culture but same idea
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30th September 2007, 12:46 AM | #4 |
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A great piece, Ward.
Could you some time post pictures with different positions ? maybe the action becomes more clear ? Thanks fernando |
30th September 2007, 01:15 AM | #5 |
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Very interesting weapon! Shows clearly that a weapon need not be 'old' to be a unique ethnographic example and outstanding perspective in a collection. The various tribes known collectively as Montagnards were truly amazing warriors.
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30th September 2007, 01:55 AM | #6 |
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Here are closups of lock 2 position. the cord is used to pull the hammer. a sticky glue holds the flint on.a piece of deer skin between the hammer and pan acts as a safety.There are 3 springs one for the cocking mechanism. The other for the strike plate and a small one to put tension on trigger.The large piece of deer skin covers the whole mechanism to keep rain out of it.starting in the 1960's they started using a form of cap gun caps in the primer pans. I have talked to a number of vietnam vets who saw these guns in use. this particular example is probaly 1900-1950.this type as far as I aware was used from 1850-1970's
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30th September 2007, 09:14 AM | #7 |
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Great picture. Do you think the pistol grip type could be used that way? rather them than me.
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