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Join Date: Mar 2023
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Dear collectors,
Is there someone out there who can tell me if this gun is really from 1694 as written on the barrel and where it is made . Thank you for your answers. |
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#2 |
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Join Date: Nov 2013
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On the evidence of the lock alone the date is (just) credible.
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Black Forest, Germany
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Sideplates in the form of snakes or dragons were characteristically made by the gunsmiths Johann Jakob Behr and Francois Pholien Henoul at the beginning of the 18th century. While Henoul worked in Liège, Behr first worked in Bavaria and then in Maastricht and Liège.
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#4 |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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It could be. And its not English.
Regards Richard |
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#5 |
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Join Date: Apr 2015
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The date may be correct. It's a European gun made for hunting. Not the cheapest model at the time, given the finish.
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