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fernando · 5th August 2007, 07:11 PM

Would anyone please indicate some Web Page or Forum specialized on flintlocks, namely British?
I have acquired a Queen Anne type pistol and i would like to consult such specialists about.
Thanks in advance.
fernando

rand · 5th August 2007, 09:09 PM

Good question Fernando,

Just looked at frequently asked questions and saw no guidelines posted about that. I have just startd posted here again in the last couple weeks and assumed all antique arms and armor, which would include firearms but i do not know. Have some Islamic firearms I would like to discuss also and want to know what forum would be acceptable. Guess this would include canons too..... Would that include catapults and bows too? I know we have discussed edged weapons from the bronze age to about WWI which is from a bronze Persian sword to a Caucasian kindjal

I anxiously await the answer on this one.

rand (the patient one)

kai · 5th August 2007, 10:11 PM

Firearms as well as any odd pieces are ok AFAIK - they have been occasionally discussed here already. Military issue pieces won't qualify as ethnographic - I don't think we have been overly strict with old military sabers/etc. though...

I'm sure more knowledgeable folks will also point you to additional sources if needed - just give it a shot!

Regards,
Kai

katana · 5th August 2007, 11:28 PM

IMHO Ethnographic weapons surely include all 'projectile' types as well (bows, slings, catapults and firearms)
As to the question of military pieces and their relevance to Ethnographic weaponry......many cultures had to fight Colonial rule. The interesting thing is many of these cultures adopted variants/styles of colonial weaponry. Surprisingly this happened in reverse to,

fernando · 6th August 2007, 12:02 AM

One thing is the input, the other is the output.
Certainly the posting of the most varied items in the Forum has been more accepted by the moderators than the response obtained by the members at large. We know that for some of them the definition of ethnographic is equivalent to tribal ... pass the definition of tribal.
One may come up with a less gentilic specimen, just en passant, not meaning this is the Forum nourishment, but certainly not injecting it as a sin. However the noise of silence makes the balance pends to a determined side, which tastes are well defined.
Firearms postings usually find little response over here. Fans of this area seem to be posting elsewhere, which is a pitty, as this is a unique Forum.
Here goes my "Queene Anne", not necessarily for historical or technical discussion, but for sharing its elegance with those interested in these things.
I wish i could find here the answers to my questions.
All the best to all.

ariel · 6th August 2007, 12:39 AM

Personally, I dislike firearms intensely: carried them far too much in the past.
I do not collect them, do not intend to buy them, do not read about them and do not have anything to add to the discussion about them.
Having said that, I have no objection to the idea of people posting threads on antique firearms. As a matter of fact, it would only add to the combined expertise and the diversity of this Forum.
Perhaps, Firearms could become a separate sub-Forum, akin to the Kris. I am all for it.

5th August 2007, 07:11 PM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Looking for Forum Would anyone please indicate some Web Page or Forum specialized on flintlocks, namely British? I have acquired a Queen Anne type pistol and i would like to consult such specialists about. Thanks in advance. fernando

5th August 2007, 09:09 PM	#2
rand Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 538	Good Question Good question Fernando, Just looked at frequently asked questions and saw no guidelines posted about that. I have just startd posted here again in the last couple weeks and assumed all antique arms and armor, which would include firearms but i do not know. Have some Islamic firearms I would like to discuss also and want to know what forum would be acceptable. Guess this would include canons too..... Would that include catapults and bows too? I know we have discussed edged weapons from the bronze age to about WWI which is from a bronze Persian sword to a Caucasian kindjal I anxiously await the answer on this one. rand (the patient one)

6th August 2007, 12:02 AM	#5
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	One thing is the input, the other is the output. Certainly the posting of the most varied items in the Forum has been more accepted by the moderators than the response obtained by the members at large. We know that for some of them the definition of ethnographic is equivalent to tribal ... pass the definition of tribal. One may come up with a less gentilic specimen, just en passant, not meaning this is the Forum nourishment, but certainly not injecting it as a sin. However the noise of silence makes the balance pends to a determined side, which tastes are well defined. Firearms postings usually find little response over here. Fans of this area seem to be posting elsewhere, which is a pitty, as this is a unique Forum. Here goes my "Queene Anne", not necessarily for historical or technical discussion, but for sharing its elegance with those interested in these things. I wish i could find here the answers to my questions. All the best to all. Attached Images

5th August 2007, 10:11 PM	#3
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,254	Firearms as well as any odd pieces are ok AFAIK - they have been occasionally discussed here already. Military issue pieces won't qualify as ethnographic - I don't think we have been overly strict with old military sabers/etc. though... I'm sure more knowledgeable folks will also point you to additional sources if needed - just give it a shot! Regards, Kai

5th August 2007, 11:28 PM	#4
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	IMHO Ethnographic weapons surely include all 'projectile' types as well (bows, slings, catapults and firearms) As to the question of military pieces and their relevance to Ethnographic weaponry......many cultures had to fight Colonial rule. The interesting thing is many of these cultures adopted variants/styles of colonial weaponry. Surprisingly this happened in reverse to,

6th August 2007, 12:39 AM	#6
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Personally, I dislike firearms intensely: carried them far too much in the past. I do not collect them, do not intend to buy them, do not read about them and do not have anything to add to the discussion about them. Having said that, I have no objection to the idea of people posting threads on antique firearms. As a matter of fact, it would only add to the combined expertise and the diversity of this Forum. Perhaps, Firearms could become a separate sub-Forum, akin to the Kris. I am all for it.