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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG)
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![]() You requested the translation of both documents - The first, the text is too secret, to expect a translation - The second is an array, whose writing used is an old Arabic language from Middle East, with more information to insiders, that we are not - Syriac names are unknown - The names of the Earth, also - Values talismanic, ditto - The Arabic names are strange - The names of angels, are readable, although one or two are obscure - The names of incense, are also interesting, although almost unknown to us all that to say, we do not expect long explanations, that we would be bored to give you all this is a culture talismanic that we did not had ![]() every line have been translated, excepted for the "cabalistics signs", you have matter for reflexions and suppositions now the headache it's ... with you ![]() all the best à + Dom |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: The Netherlands
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Here a picture of a display at the dutch army museum showing a nice blunderbuss with dragon mouth barrel.
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: FRANCE
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: The Netherlands
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Good research Willem!
I've seen one for sale a while ago, and it was listed as blunderbuss from Aceh! It had no ratan, but the same inlay on the barrel as this one! If I knew what I know now thanks to you, I would have taken it at that time... :-( |
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