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01-24-2019, 09:38 PM | #1 |
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What is it?
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.
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01-24-2019, 10:04 PM | #2 |
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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.
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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.
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01-25-2019, 10:27 AM | #4 |
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Many of these "fancy Arab Specials" used the metal parts from earlier obsolete European rifles. TH
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I'd put money on it being a fake, modern assembly. Rather, I'd not put any of my money on it.
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01-25-2019, 01:09 PM | #6 |
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It's the Marine Corps' latest Main Battle Rifle. The Army always gets the best equipment, and the Corps gets the leftovers.
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01-25-2019, 03:13 PM | #7 |
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Oorah ....
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01-25-2019, 06:33 PM | #8 |
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You said it Sheepherder.
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