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My Enfield finds in Afghanistan
Good Day All,
Compared to my previous deployments to Afghanistan, this one only turned up one good find during my 6 months there. I was able to secure a number of original brass Enfield oilers that were made in-country (likely at the Kabul arsenal):clap:. I checked with my translator and was happy to find the ownership markings indicated that the Arabic writing indeed meant "Afghanistan". Most of them had the Afghan coat-of-arms above the Arabic script but a few had just "Afghanistan" stamped. No other marks were noted on the bottom of the bottles. Initially, the customs inspectors thought they were rifle cartridges :thdown:(which you can't take with you) but after I clarified it, I was able to take all of them with me.
The bayonets weren't all that impressive (rough!) and the dealers were asking beyond top end for them (>100USD):lol: There were a number of Indian made three draw telescopes that were trying to be passed off as original, but I didn't see anyone buying them (at the asking prices)
Happy New Year's
Michael
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