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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the blacksmith, post: 10181217, member: 20148&quot;]I have to say from the outset that I know next to nothing about firearms, that said two things spring to mind, possibly three......................</p><p><br /></p><p>How many indiginous Indians were literate at this point........ Were they even allowed firearms I wonder. Also I wonder at the provenance of this piece, because the nail decoration seems more North African to me.</p><p>All the above, must be taken with a couple of pounds of salt, as as I said, my knowedge of firearms is scant in the extreme.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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