Indo-Arab Matchlock ?

Norman McCormick · 19th April 2011, 10:01 PM

Hi Gene,
Guilty as charged, when I got these two the barrels were 'tubes of metal covered in rust'. I have had them both apart, cleaned them a bit more than I would normally have liked but to be frank 'needs must etc etc' or all I would have had were two sticks with a corroded looking tube bound to each with verdigris covered bands ( the low grade silver is copper rich). I'm not actually sure how this type of barrel was made and was looking for info re this process.
My Regards,
Norman.

P.S. I could dismount the barrel and photograph it if that would help.

19th April 2011, 10:01 PM	#6
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,618	Hi Gene, Guilty as charged, when I got these two the barrels were 'tubes of metal covered in rust'. I have had them both apart, cleaned them a bit more than I would normally have liked but to be frank 'needs must etc etc' or all I would have had were two sticks with a corroded looking tube bound to each with verdigris covered bands ( the low grade silver is copper rich). I'm not actually sure how this type of barrel was made and was looking for info re this process. My Regards, Norman. P.S. I could dismount the barrel and photograph it if that would help.