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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND
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Suggest you PM RICKYSTL. I know he has shot these (and is still with us!!.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: St. Louis, MO area.
Posts: 1,632
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Thanks Stu
Received a PM from Patrick. Rick |
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Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 33
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OK, it took a long time, thanks to Covid range restrictions etc.
But I did it. See the new thread! |
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Join Date: May 2025
Posts: 5
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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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#5 |
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Join Date: May 2025
Posts: 5
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Hello, how do I upload photos, please?
Thank you. |
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EAAF Staff
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Upstate New York, USA
Posts: 937
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#7 |
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Join Date: May 2025
Posts: 5
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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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#8 |
Arms Historian
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Route 66
Posts: 10,278
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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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