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Mike B

01-24-2019 09:38 PM

What is it?

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Can anyone venture a guess what this is? I know it is not much of a picture, but that is all I have. Any help will be appreciated.

Mike

Ron Wood

01-24-2019 10:04 PM

Looks like it might be a rifle from North Africa from around the 1800s with a shaphaunce or miquelet lock, a predecessor to the flintlock action. Could be original or a modern reproduction, it would take someone with a lot more experience with these weapons than me to say for sure.
Ron

RichSr

01-24-2019 10:07 PM

Appears to be a flintlock rifle of North African/Middle East origin.
Miquelet lock has the main spring on the outside of the lock plate while the mainspring is internal on a flintlock.

Lugerdoc

01-25-2019 10:27 AM

Many of these "fancy Arab Specials" used the metal parts from earlier obsolete European rifles. TH

Dwight Gruber

01-25-2019 12:27 PM

I'd put money on it being a fake, modern assembly. Rather, I'd not put any of my money on it.

--Dwight

sheepherder

01-25-2019 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike B (Post 322586)

Can anyone venture a guess what this is?

It's the Marine Corps' latest Main Battle Rifle. The Army always gets the best equipment, and the Corps gets the leftovers. :rolleyes:

hayhugh

01-25-2019 03:13 PM

Oorah ....

Neil Young

01-25-2019 06:33 PM

You said it Sheepherder.

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