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26th August 2019, 12:04 PM
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Major General Syed Ali Hamid comments at https://www.thefridaytimes.com/gunru...crash-of-1910/ on the trade into the area generally.
Period reports of British origin make more references to Belgian Martinis. Belgium having a major arms industry making tens of thousands of Martinis annually. Many, if not most, Martinis today from Arabia are of Belgian make from my observations but others will be far more knowledgable on that matter. See also the Doctoral thesis of James Ficus on 'Gun Running in Arabia' https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/c...en_access_etds |
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26th August 2019, 06:58 PM
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Sometimes people mismatch Holland and Belgium, or Belgium and France.
But actualy Belgium is a country...  I think i got something for you, they were made in Liege. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30031969 Commissioned from Francotte by Westley Richards, to fulfill an order reputed to be for 36,000 rifles from the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek. Less than one third of these were actually delivered. |
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27th August 2019, 01:39 PM
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Thanks for the fine detail at the references which are a must see for members here... https://www.thefridaytimes.com/gunr...-crash-of-1910/ 'Gun Running in Arabia' https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/c...en_access_etds[/QUOTE] |
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27th August 2019, 06:06 PM
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I forgot to post mine...
I think it's something from Oman...
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27th August 2019, 08:55 PM
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27th August 2019, 10:27 PM
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Hi Stu
yes i have some marks and would be grateful to know what they mean 43 A and on the barrel 604 |
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28th August 2019, 07:18 AM
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29th August 2019, 06:42 PM
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