Another Afghan Jezail?

Victrix · 25th January 2018, 05:59 PM

Hi Stu,

Nice one! I prefer flintlocks before percussion myself. In terms of collectible items at least

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What confuses me somewhat is that I feel my Jezail looks quite European apart from the butt. Yours look quite oriental just about everywhere. It could be that with the flintlocks your Jezails might be older and have more native appearance because foreign influences were yet to make inroads. Or as I suggested before, a local gunsmith might have customized my Jezail for a British Army client on order? If he wanted to take one back home to England with him he might have asked them to leave the traditional decorations off?

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25th January 2018, 05:59 PM	#18
Victrix Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sweden Posts: 755	Hi Stu, Nice one! I prefer flintlocks before percussion myself. In terms of collectible items at least . What confuses me somewhat is that I feel my Jezail looks quite European apart from the butt. Yours look quite oriental just about everywhere. It could be that with the flintlocks your Jezails might be older and have more native appearance because foreign influences were yet to make inroads. Or as I suggested before, a local gunsmith might have customized my Jezail for a British Army client on order? If he wanted to take one back home to England with him he might have asked them to leave the traditional decorations off?