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Location: FRANCE
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Hello everybody,
It is a long time a have this gun and still don't know from where is coming from. It's look like a French napoleon war gun but all marks are in Arabic language. I joint some pics from the trigger guard , barrel ,lock, butt plate. Hopping that it will be possible to find the translation and so know from where this gun come from. |
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Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG)
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I guess it's more, for the distinguished translator for Turkish language, than Arabic ![]() the translation proposed, it's under reserve ... ![]() as far is seems to be a name, but not Arabic à + Dom |
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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It reads Zenat زینت it is a name also meaning Ornament in Arabic. There are couple of stamps on the barrel that could also be readable if you could get a close up pic..
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thank you Dom and aj 1356
I will try to make better pics but for me the style from this gun is not common for Arabic country It's really look like a French Gun. I would like to know why Regards Cerjak |
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During colonial times guns were issued to various (then) colonial countries, and often marked with the language of the particular country. Middle Eastern marks are found on American, Italian, British and French guns amongst others, issued to the various "militia" units under their control. If your gun is French then don't be surprised, as the French were, and still are, (Tahiti as an example) a colonial power.
Regards Stuart |
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