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28th April 2019, 08:10 PM
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28th April 2019, 08:12 PM
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28th April 2019, 08:13 PM
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28th April 2019, 09:19 PM
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Hi Rick,
Well the wait was worth it. The restoration work done is top notch IMHO, and you now have a beautiful pistol. Question....those numbers on the barrel are much later and do not seem to "fit" with the pistol itself. Do you know if this gun spent any time in Ireland? as at one stage ALL guns had to be numbered in this manner, or is it an inventory number form some establishment? Stu |
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28th April 2019, 09:45 PM
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Hi Stu
Thanks for the kind words. Philip and I were discussing this. We think this is some type of capture/rack/inventory number used by the French after their control of Algeria. Makes sense. I've seen these later numbers before on other Moroccan and Algerian guns. Much the same way the British did in later times to the Indian matchlocks that were still in use. Rick |
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28th April 2019, 09:46 PM
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Hi Rick
it's not a sad story, its a cool pistol and a very good repair. Do you remember this post about the number? http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread...lgerian+pistol congrats |
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28th April 2019, 11:00 PM
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fabulous repair work , what in the tailoring game they would call 'invisible mending' , the man is a genius !
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29th April 2019, 01:06 AM
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Hello
Only for one question. I do not see the line of separation between the barrel and the cylinder head bolt (tang) That the numbers do not correspond to the make of the gun (nor with the time) has already been noted by another forista. I also think about it |
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30th April 2019, 04:59 PM
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Thanks for your comments. YES, I now remember this Thread you posted. A somewhat similar barrel. I guess some of the Algerians liked long pistols. LOL Similar numbers/letters on both barrels seems to confirm the French inventory theory. Note the size/style of the pistol in this photo. Rick |
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