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Hello, guys, About a month ago, I bought two rifles from an old guy, from Gent(Belgium).
They have a lot of characteristics of jezail guns, but the stocks are not like the normal stocks for a Jezail or any other rifle from that area. The locks work, there are a lot of silver decorations, and the inlay is bone, I think, the coloring is to dark to be ivory(Again I think) If any of You guys have info on these guns, please let me know. Greetz, John. |
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Hello John,
first I have to say that I know nearly nothing about jezails. But your pieces look beautiful. ![]() Regards, Detlef |
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Yes, I was thinking the same.
The man I bought them from had bought them in marakech. But he was very old, and I had problems with understanding him. He was from Belgium, and I am from The Netherlands,and He was speaking Dutch, but in a strange way. In the post, My first Jezail, I put some foto's, from when I just bought the guns. I already cleaned the locks, and gave the silver a little rubb. And now they look real fine. It pleases me to know, that you like them, I was also attracted to them from the moment I saw them. Grz, John. |
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Hello John,
A truely nice pair of guns. ![]() ![]() Regards Stuart |
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The style of the barrel bands and the extensive use of bone makes me think this was North African work.
Regards, Teodor |
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don't mention anything like these. And like I said the stocks puzzele me. To answer your question about the marks, I could not find one. And the locks I can't take them or the barrels out. The only markings on the barrels, I took some pictures of them, and will post them. Greetz, John. |
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I agree with TVV, looking more like North African work.
What an amazing pair - never seen anything like these before - beautiful! ![]() |
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Oh I agree with you Khanjar1. At first I would have thought Moroccan, but the stock style doesn't typically fit.......
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Unfortunately the "marks" are not clear enough to identify, but that slot is a dovetail for an iron sight of some sort. The hole??? could be a crude way to deactivate the barrel
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