Old Locks on Afghan Jezails - stamping authenticity - Photo Heavy
Here are some sample photographs of old locks on Afghan Jezails. I am interested in the ways these people change the old parts to make them more appealing to foreigners like myself. I see some...
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Good morning J2, I am somewhere well down on the list when it comes to these locks, Mark and Bill will I am sure give more worthy replies. Having said that, I would say number 1 had been re-dated and...
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John, Please bear in mind that we are commenting on photos so we cannot guarantee any assessment, but in my opinion: The lock dated 1815: The lock and markings appear to be genuine. The lock marked...
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The pictures will not open for me, is there a setting on my system that I need to change? This will happen every once in a while.
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Vulture, are you using the mobile client? I discovered today that the latest version of the Yuku app for iPhone won't show some embedded pictures. I don't know why.
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I understand there is no guarantee, Mark. The informed opinions of many of you contributors is valuable in itself. In general, are locks with the makers name more collectable than those without ? Can...
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John, Nuts n Bolts is our resident Jezail expert and will likely be along. I have reached the point in my interest in (particularly) EIC flintlocks that I have started accumulating locks for their own...
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Hello All. Being a Newbe I found this old Thread while surfing through others. Trying to identify the originality/authenticity of these Jazails - especially the locks - is like opening a can of...
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Hallo Rick! I assume you're the same rickySTL from Ethno Arms and Armour? Didn't weigh in myself as I know Mark, Richard & Co. are much better placed to talk lock authenticity than me.
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