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celtan · 9th September 2008, 09:24 PM

I don't think it's a brit. Their BBs are longer in barrel. The shape of the stock suggests to me its Belgian, French, or Spanish. The a la mode lock was also used in Spain, as frequently as the Miguelete, or more. The brass barrel suggests a Naval weapon, a boarding gun. There's also the fact that I got it with the miguelete pistol shown in another post, and both their chargers/rods are virtually identical...

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9th September 2008, 09:24 PM	#6
celtan Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PR, USA Posts: 679	I don't think it's a brit. Their BBs are longer in barrel. The shape of the stock suggests to me its Belgian, French, or Spanish. The a la mode lock was also used in Spain, as frequently as the Miguelete, or more. The brass barrel suggests a Naval weapon, a boarding gun. There's also the fact that I got it with the miguelete pistol shown in another post, and both their chargers/rods are virtually identical... more pics AR