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Old 9th December 2014, 07:49 AM   #1
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Default INDIAN MATCHLOCK\OMANI\YEMENI

WOULD BE KEEN TO KNOW ABOUT THIS MATCHLOCK,LOOKS A BIT LIKE A TORADOR INDIAN MATCHLOCK,QUIET LONG,NICE ENGRAVINGS ,WOULD BE KEEN TO KNOW WHERE IT COULD BE FROM INDIA,OMAN OR YEMEN,REGARDS RAJESH
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Old 9th December 2014, 03:06 PM   #2
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Don't know where it's from, but I love the barrel. A lot of attention to detail. Imagine, what it looked like when it was made.
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Old 9th December 2014, 03:24 PM   #3
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Old 9th December 2014, 03:29 PM   #4
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Salaams All ~This one looks very much like an Omani Abu Futtila...(The one with the match) It is interesting how the National Museum people view this and I note the people who did all the Gun and Cannon research consider European involvement probably German in the manufacture...
See http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=Omani+Guns

For a report which is Cannon Fort and Gun orientated etc see http://www.klm-mra.be/icomam/downloads/issue07.pdf

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Old 9th December 2014, 03:46 PM   #5
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I confirm what Ibrahim said: Omani Abu Futtila.
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with Persian barrel of course (see Elgood)
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Old 9th December 2014, 04:16 PM   #6
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I agree with Ibrahiim - Omani - beautiful gun, but the typical padded butt is missing - you often find these covered in deer skin as a hunting trophy for the owner.

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Old 9th December 2014, 08:04 PM   #7
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Hi, BANDOOK!

Good Matchlock gun! My friend from England told me that these guns are sometimes found in Afghanistan.
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Old 10th December 2014, 08:45 AM   #8
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WOULD BE KEEN TO KNOW ABOUT THIS MATCHLOCK,LOOKS A BIT LIKE A TORADOR INDIAN MATCHLOCK,QUIET LONG,NICE ENGRAVINGS ,WOULD BE KEEN TO KNOW WHERE IT COULD BE FROM INDIA,OMAN OR YEMEN,REGARDS RAJESH
THANKS ALL FOR THE COMMENTS AND INFORMATION ,IBRAHIIM ,LOVELY TREAD,LOTS OF INFORMATION AND LOVE THE BARRELS YOU HAVE,THANKS RUNJEET,MAHRATT,KUBUR,TRENCHWARFARE
IBRAHIIM PLEASE COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT ELSE IS MIISING IN THIS MATCHLOCK,RUNJEET TOLD ME THE BUTT IS MISSING THE ANIMAL HIDE WHICH IS USED AS A SHOCK ABSORBER FROM RECOIL
REGARDS RAJESH ALVA
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Old 10th December 2014, 11:06 AM   #9
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I agree with Ibrahiim - Omani - beautiful gun, but the typical padded butt is missing - you often find these covered in deer skin as a hunting trophy for the owner.

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Salaams Runjeet, The tradition is to use wolf skin as a talismanic butt cover ...in Oman.
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Old 16th December 2014, 11:38 AM   #10
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Salaams Runjeet, The tradition is to use wolf skin as a talismanic butt cover ...in Oman.
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hi please could you tell me where I can buy a nice powder flask to match my Omani matchlock,would you have one for sale ibrahiim
sukhran
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Old 17th December 2014, 02:58 PM   #11
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hi please could you tell me where I can buy a nice powder flask to match my Omani matchlock,would you have one for sale ibrahiim
sukhran
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Salaams Bandook, I cant possibly make a comment as it would be conspired against as commercial ... but I can advise on where you may get one if you PM me ...

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Old 20th January 2015, 07:36 AM   #12
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hi ibrahiim
I sent you a personal message but had no reply ,hope you have received it,many thanks habibi,sukhran
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