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Old January 19, 2009, 10:02 PM   #3
James K
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Do you know anything of its origin?

Knowing the caliber and whether it is rifled would help. It looks vaguely like an Enfield rifle-musket, but the markings resemble Arabic. The workmanship is not especially good, and I don't think it is the product of a European or American factory.

My guess would be that it was made in the east (maybe Nepal) as a serious firearm about 1855-1865, copying the British rifle musket of that period. It could possibly have been made to arm a native militia or army of the period.

It certainly does not resemble the usual "tourist" guns of that general area. Those are non-firing dummy guns and I think this one was made as a weapon.

Jim
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