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15th July 2019, 06:11 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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The mounts look like silver and bone.
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16th July 2019, 09:15 AM
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21st July 2019, 04:50 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: St. Louis, MO area.
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Hi Kubur. How have you been ?
What an interesting Tourist/Display piece. And you are probably correct, an early 1900's piece utilizing the remnants of an original Moroccan lock and barrel. Actually, it looks like a lot of work went into this considering it was just a display piece. Just a styling exercise from the maker's imagination. The hidden dagger is clever. The blade actually looks half way decent (?) By about the 1960's/70's there was probably not much original hardware or enthusiasm to continue making these better quality tourist pieces. But every once in a while one of these earlier pieces shows up. These earlier pieces might have a certain collector interest in their own right (?) Reminds me of all the copies made during the Victoria Period in Europe. Rick |
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