Caucasian rifle

Norman McCormick · 15th May 2016, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rickystl

Hi Norman ! How have you been ?
Yes, this Persian style lock is the most common you see on these Caucasian guns. Mine is similar. Often, the long guns also copy the Persian style barrels.
Rick.

Hi Rick,
It's very kind of you to ask

Been really busy getting a wreck of a house up and running but the light is now at the end of the tunnel. I see from past posts you've been really busy buying up the worlds stock of Ethno firearms and very cool they are too

I have attached a couple of photographs of the barrel of my gun maybe Turkish or Persian?
My Regards,
Norman.

rickystl · 21st May 2016, 05:38 PM

Hi Norman.
The shoulder guns I've seen tend to have cues of both Persian and Ottoman barrels. It's really difficult to know for sure. But the locks do usually copy the Persian style.
What looks interesting on your barrel is the 6 groove "U" shaped rifling. Unless the grooves are just champhered at the muzzle only to assist in loading, that style of rifling is not very common. The barrel on mine has the typical square cut rifling, but 8 grooves. With the taper of the barrel having a bit more Ottoman look to it.
Rick.

21st May 2016, 05:38 PM	#2
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,633	Hi Norman. The shoulder guns I've seen tend to have cues of both Persian and Ottoman barrels. It's really difficult to know for sure. But the locks do usually copy the Persian style. What looks interesting on your barrel is the 6 groove "U" shaped rifling. Unless the grooves are just champhered at the muzzle only to assist in loading, that style of rifling is not very common. The barrel on mine has the typical square cut rifling, but 8 grooves. With the taper of the barrel having a bit more Ottoman look to it. Rick. Attached Images