An Afghan gun shop

[SquirrelsaurusR]

Afghan gun shop

 

[musketman]

Geeez, and here we all thought Zonie's guns were gaudy... :haha:

 

[SquirrelsaurusR]

Okay, who can identify 'em all? :kid:

 

[musketman]

Okay, who can identify 'em all? :kid:

It looks like Squire Robin's junk drawer... :crackup:

 

[Gary]

I'll take them all, even the gaudy ones. BTW, for the inlays, they cut a trench and have the pieces precut. They're glued in as they go. Seen the same done by muslims for musical instruments. In hindsight, I wish I had brought one of those instruments home.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Now why would one think the trigger guard on the bottom one had been replaced? Uh, because it appears to have been cut with tin snips from some old galvanized roofing? :shocking:

 

[Gary]

The bottom one was indeed peened out. Colorado gunmaker Jack Brooks taught us that technique for making trade guns. Works then, works now.

 

[BLAHMAN]

Okay, who can identify 'em all? :kid:

Wellllllll, if you enlarge the pictures, you can see the words 'Tower', 'Enfield' and 'G.R.'. Probably old English Empire arms from the early 1800's on up.

 

[Story]

So what were they charging for jezails and Kyhber Pass knockoffs of Enfields?

 

[Greg Walden]

Are these Enfield knockoffs? Looks like a real P/61 rifle and P/53 Third Model rifle-musket (5th and 6th from bottom) to me... what do you think, Squire?

Greg

 

[SquirrelsaurusR]

So what were they charging for jezails and Kyhber Pass knockoffs of Enfields?

$600, paperwork and background check, 10 day waiting period.


Or trade for an AK-47 out the door same day. :kid:

 

[Tumblernotch]

I'd say they are probably originals. They're in beautiful shape too. I remember seeing pictures of Muhajadeen (?) Freedom Fighters during the Soviet invasion posing with P-53 Enfields. Those rascals used them along side of Smelly's and No. 4's fighting the Red Hordes.
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[Mulebrain]

I will take the address to this place? This could probably be picked up for a song!

 

[Tumblernotch]

Yore probably right ole buddy! Sickenin' ain't it? :cry:

 

[Dave Poss]

I think the one at the bottom of the photo is a reproduction....the originals only had 7312 inlays! :: :haha:

 

[Tumblernotch]

Now are you positively sure? I could have sworn they had at least 7500. :crackup:

 

[THORNAPPLE]

Holy Wah! That bottom one! I've got an original just like it, but in dire need of restoration. No flintlock, trigger or trigger guard, but all the inlays are there and a neat swamped round 42" barrel in 50 cal. rifled!!! I've seen others like it, but none in such fine condition! Thanks for the pics, must have been one of the highlights of your trip (tour) along with the plane trip home!

 

[SquirrelsaurusR]

...must have been one of the highlights of your trip (tour) along with the plane trip home!

They aren't my pictures, just some I found on the web. My last trip to the middle east was 15 years ago, and the guns I saw then weren't near as pretty.

 

[laffingman67]

Afghans AND Guns in one shop! what will they think of next!