I recently picked these items up from the relative of the man who fought in the crimean war .these were carried and used by him as i was told by his relative . His name i will withhold for the moment but he was from bavaria and imigrated to the united states soon after the war approx 1857 to 1860 i think but can not confirm 100 % . . If anyone can help out with identifying the rifle and sword i would greatly appreciate it . It is tough so far to find info on these from the internet
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Any one ? , do i have this in the correct forum ?
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Hi John,
Nice set, the short sword is the
Bayern M1830 Fachinenmesser.
See also here.
http://www.bayerischewaffen.de/wa-1830.htm
(Picture hosted on that site!)
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=390795
Does yours have numbers/regimental markings on the other side?
The rifle>? Any more markings that could help?
Best regards,
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That is a very big help Michel and i appreciate the info a lot . I will look closer at everything and post my findings ...Comment
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No one from Bavaria fought in the Crimean War - unless they fought with the British, French, Italians, Turkish or Russians - so I do not see the connection with Germany let alone Bavaria.
As far as the rifle is concerned it is 110% a civilian hunting or sport rifle.
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I also thaught there were no Germans in crimean war, but after a short google I was surprised to find this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_German_LegionComment
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Reguarding the rifle it appears to me that the trigger guard was either replaced or the original one was broken just ahead of the trigger loop. I would assume there would be at least two screws holding it on the stock. Looks like there was a screw hole between the two front teardrops. But that is just my thoughts on the rifleComment
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