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Old 20th January 2021, 10:46 PM   #1
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Suggest you PM RICKYSTL. I know he has shot these (and is still with us!!.
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Old 25th January 2021, 05:52 PM   #2
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Old 2nd April 2021, 11:17 AM   #3
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OK, it took a long time, thanks to Covid range restrictions etc.

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Old 13th May 2025, 02:53 PM   #4
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Hello everyone, I recently picked this one up, and out of curiosity after reading your messages, I decided to look at all the pieces one by one.
If anyone could tell me what they think, thank you.
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Old 13th May 2025, 03:01 PM   #5
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Hello, how do I upload photos, please?
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how do I upload photos, please?
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Please see http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13631
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Old 14th May 2025, 12:22 PM   #7
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I did what you told me to but I can't make it work, but it may be because I'm using a phone since I don't have a computer. Could someone contact me so I send them the pictures to let them post it for me, thanks.
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Old 15th May 2025, 05:23 AM   #8
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This is a great example of an original British EIC lock on a very old jezail!
The lock by John Fox Twigg, an English maker who moved to Piccadilly in 1776, the year on this lock, seems original and in accord with other examples of his guns found. This would have been from the Windus pattern musket (of 1771) which were likely in India with the EIC during the Anglo-Maratha war 1775-1782.
from there the original gun may have traveled north to Sindh at some point, with the British finally taking these regions in 1843. If I recall, it seems that components such as barrels etc.used in Afghan regions for jezails came from Sindh among other sources.

John Twigg died in 1790. While the placement and character of the EIC quartered heart with VEIC (United East India Company) with talismanic '4' atop the bale mark; date; and TWIGG in the same bold letter styling and serifs seen on other examples............are correct, it does seem the hardware in the lock has of course been reworked.

This is a perfect example of the kinds of jezails used well into the 20th century in the Khyber Pass and environs, so thank you so much for sharing it here Napo7 !!!
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