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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Peppers View Post
    Looks more like one of the Pakistan/Afgan border guns. Doesn't show the quality of a European made firearm. The Howdah pistol a hunter would have been carrying would have been of the same quality as their rifles.
    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    Very true that. I had no doubt it was from India or some such.
    It is a Belgian gun, it has all the correct proof and inspector marks, it even has the makers trademark. The spangled AS (AS under a star) is a trademark used by SIMONIS Albert, manufacturer of weapons of Liège who was registered with the proofhouse of Liege of 1873 to 1900.

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