Translation - cartouche on Sher Bacha

[Dom]

Originally Posted by longfellow

Hi Dom,

A gunsmith mark - that would be nice!

Do you know of any reference - books, papers, etc. - that might have records of weapons makers of the Ottomans?

e.i.
http://books.google.com/books?id=epa...page&q&f=false
use "google"

Originally Posted by longfellow

I was quite surprised when I first started closely examining the piece and found that it is in very good working condition - trigger and all. And, the inlay seems to be gold. The barrel is ferrous and, without taking down any of the patina, it looks like it may well be watered.

David, be cautious your gun is from the 18th century (may be early 18th)
treat him with respect, don't be too much tough
the trigger is "fragile" specially the springs

à +

Dom