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22nd November 2015, 08:11 PM
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Hi Richard.
Interesting gun. Do we know who K P Lodhavaia is? A local maker of copy Martinis??? Stu |
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23rd November 2015, 02:49 AM
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Thank you for the replies.
A.alnakkas, So what would Ma Sha Allah mean exactly? I well understand "Allah", but how this relates to the first two words I don't understand. Rick, I'll ask him about proof marks.........might say in his thread on the other forum... will let you know. |
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23rd November 2015, 04:30 PM
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it does not look like Farsi to me, maybe Turkish or some other language.
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24th November 2015, 03:18 PM
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Stu,
The proof marks are Birmingham, and the retailer's name stamped on the barrel was in Bombay.. Found the translation to the meaning, "God has willed it". |
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24th November 2015, 07:39 PM
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I was aware of the existence of retailers of British arms during the Raj, but could not find this one in my books. I would assume it is a "civilian" item rather than military. Stu |
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24th November 2015, 09:15 PM
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Yes, Private purchase Stu.
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