Greek Translation Please

Norman McCormick · 23rd July 2011, 05:02 PM

Hi Sylektis and George,
Many thanks for your efforts on this, I find it interesting that this rifle was deemed to be a weapon belonging to an historic family as early as 1898. The gun has a date of 1825 incised in the brass sheet and I don't presume it to be much older than this, possibly used during the Greek War of Independence? Thanks again chaps.
My Regards.
Norman.

pakana · 23rd July 2011, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Norman McCormick

Hi Sylektis and George,
Many thanks for your efforts on this, I find it interesting that this rifle was deemed to be a weapon belonging to an historic family as early as 1898. The gun has a date of 1825 incised in the brass sheet and I don't presume it to be much older than this, possibly used during the Greek War of Independence? Thanks again chaps.
My Regards.
Norman.

Αlthough I know nothing about rifles, the image of it surely maches with the ones I've seen in museums, speaking of course about the time of Greek Independance from the Ottomans

George

libra · 25th July 2011, 09:21 AM

Hi to all
Norman this is a rasak type of rifle.
I post some photos from Greek National Historic museum and from Millitary Museum with this type of rifle.
Can you please post some photos from your rifle?

All the best.
Aristeidis

Norman McCormick · 30th July 2011, 02:27 PM

Hi Aristeidis,
First of all my apologies for the late reply and many thanks for taking the time to post some great pictures from the museums, they are really interesting. I have taken some photos but they are not that great as my daughter has borrowed my decent camera and has gone on holiday to Mauritius. If you use the search function for Rasak there are other photos of the gun on other threads. If I can be of any help regarding more photos or anything else please let me know.
My Regards,
Norman.

23rd July 2011, 05:02 PM	#1
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,613	Hi Sylektis and George, Many thanks for your efforts on this, I find it interesting that this rifle was deemed to be a weapon belonging to an historic family as early as 1898. The gun has a date of 1825 incised in the brass sheet and I don't presume it to be much older than this, possibly used during the Greek War of Independence? Thanks again chaps. My Regards. Norman. Attached Images

25th July 2011, 09:21 AM	#3
libra Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GREECE Patras Posts: 40	Hi to all Norman this is a rasak type of rifle. I post some photos from Greek National Historic museum and from Millitary Museum with this type of rifle. Can you please post some photos from your rifle? All the best. Aristeidis Attached Images

30th July 2011, 02:27 PM	#4
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,613	Hi Aristeidis, First of all my apologies for the late reply and many thanks for taking the time to post some great pictures from the museums, they are really interesting. I have taken some photos but they are not that great as my daughter has borrowed my decent camera and has gone on holiday to Mauritius. If you use the search function for Rasak there are other photos of the gun on other threads. If I can be of any help regarding more photos or anything else please let me know. My Regards, Norman. Attached Images