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21st January 2023, 02:17 PM | #1 |
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It appears to be an older decorative piece. No place for a lock so it really cannot fire unless you hold a flame to the pan. The pan suggests flintlock.
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21st January 2023, 08:35 PM | #2 |
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It's a type known as a touch-fire among other names, and they turn up all over the East as a simple low tech shooter. I will stick my neck out and say South East Asia, somewhere under Chinese influence. Nice item, one to enjoy.
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22nd January 2023, 08:07 AM | #3 |
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Location: France
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Chinese or vietnamese is a good guess. With the symbol, french history, and Mother of Pearl inlay, i would go toward Vietnam
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