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Dear all,
Is it possible to define origins of this musket barrel based of the shape of the muzzle ? Regards, Evgeny |
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The barrel of an Indian Toradar ?
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Or a Miquelet Turkish...either way ... wrong part of Forum.... Please can this be shown on Ethnographic.... and a fuller picture please? Sorry crossing posts... Could be a wound barrel Turkish Miquelet??
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Now Evgeny shows us some more part of it; why not in the first place ?
If it has a percussion chimney, would not be (flintlock) Miquelete. Let us see more pictures, in different angles; will you Evgeny ? |
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Sure, but not today. I'll try to make a better pics in two days. As for percussion chimney, I think it could be a late alteration. |
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Just for comparison, this wound barrel specimen was sold yesterday att the Bonhams auction house.
Interesting to see how these damascus barrels where made. |
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Here are some additional pics of the barrel.
Total length is 113 cm Barrel caliber is 2 cm |
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Alright; let's assume this may be further discussed in the Ethno section and move it over there.
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Now that's interesting. I wonder if that was intentionally made as a display piece or styling excercise? Or simply an unfinished barrel? Rick. |
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Hi Evgeny.
Just when I think I've seen most everything in Ethno firearms, something new pops up. ![]() This is a tough one to pinpoint it's original origin. At first glance at the muzzle end, it says Indian Torador. And I'm convinced it did start life as a Torador barrel. The front sight even mounted on the top edge as typical Torador. But the breech end of the barrel looks nothing like Torador construction. There is no swell at the breech, and there is an actual breech "plug and tang" which is probably threaded into the barrel. Torador barrels were flat at the breech end. The breeches were plugged by forge wlding (or similar). And the breech plug on this barrel, with it's slight curve downward, looks Europen in origin. So, I'm going to say this barrel started life as made for an Indian Torador long gun. Later, back in the period, it was cut off at the brech end a genuine breech plug added, and converted to percussion with the addition of a drum and nipple as shown. There may have been breech damage to the barrel, thus the cut off and conversion. Even the rear sight slot looks exactly like the ones on Torador barrels. Could have been cut off and re-welded to the barrel. Of course, I'm just speculating. It could be an Ottoman made barrel, with a Torador style muzzle, and converted to percussion. But I don't think so. For now, I'll stick with my first guess. ![]() Rick. |
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Hi Rick,
I'm sure that it's not an Indian barrel. The Ottoman origins are more probable I think. Regards, Evgeny |
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Well, that's what I was thinking too. Sure would make an interesting display/conversation piece. Rick. |
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I must be missing something. I see nothing that indicates an unfinished barrel? The breach is plugged, and the tang shows signs of heavy use, even damage. The area around the nipple shows deep pitting, which is an indication of repeated firing, over a long period of time. And then, there is the matter of what looks like battle damage, near the muzzle. I agree, that it is a recycled barrel of some sort. Looks Indian to me. Please, tell me what is unfinished.
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What does an incomplete barrel, in the process of being made, have to do with a complete, functioning barrel? The fact that you see alternating colored bands? I have a Japanese Murata, that is very complete, and has a barrel with two distinct color steel bands in the wrap. OK, I see now. The discussion went from the original post, to something totally different.
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sadly, they look cool, but had a nasty habit of corroding preferentially at the welds due to corrosive primers and powder, resulting in somewhat spectacular failure when they UN-spiraled, which inevitably happened with long use. or when someone tried converting them to more modern propellants.
those pretty english spiral wound breech loading doubles generally come with a warning NOT to fire them with anything approaching a modern cartridge, and probably should not be fired at all. the only saving grace was that when they failed they tended to not spray shrapnel all over the place and unless you had your hand in a wrong place, you might survive wondering why your multi-kilobuck purdy now looked like a spring. |
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There is a lot of incorrect information regarding stub twist and later 2 and 3-stripe Damascus, and how it shouldn't be used.
If good quality it can be as sound now as the day it was made. I believe in Greener's (1910) book, it mentions destruction testing with Whitworth fluid steel barrels, other steel barrels and Damascus barrels. The one that stood the most, was a good English 3-stripe Damascus, the second was also a Damascus,(2-stripe I think) and the third best was drawn steel. After that, they went back and forth down the line. We have in the family a few Damascus barreled old guns that have been nitro proved and passed with flying colours. One (second hand) was given to my grandfather for his 21st birthday in 1919. (Sidelock ejector) It has fired Thousand of cartridges and is still on the face and as sound as a bell. The cheap "Sham-dam Damascus from the Continent and US has given all Damascus a bad name, quite un-deservedly! Good quality is the key, as in all things. :-) Best, Richard. Edited to add that although sound as a bell, any black powder proof barrel should not be used with Nitro powder, whether Damascus , stub twist or steel/iron. Cheers, R. Last edited by Pukka Bundook; 12th August 2015 at 01:05 PM. Reason: To clarify. |
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what about this barrel, gents ?
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Very sorry!
I believe it is a torador barrel, but re-worked at some time. In England, oriental/Indian /Persian, barrels were quite popular at one time, re-breeched and fine bored if needs be, for use on good quality sporting guns, (18th century.) I see no reason why other parts of the world could not have had a similar fad, so even if it came from Russia, this does not mean it cannot be from India originally. All the best, Richard. |
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