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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the blacksmith, post: 9513499, member: 20148&quot;]Regrettably these days that is necessary. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I am not a firearms collector, nor any kind of expert on them, but several of my friends are, some on a princely scale, but I have learned a lot from them over the years. Unfortunately these antique firearms are, or can be, worth a lot of money, and as ever it pays to know what you are looking at or buying. Some of these are perfectly genuine, perhaps having had a hard life and thus several service life repairs. Some are fabricated from left over bits and spares. Unfortunately many are also being made in India and Afghanistan today, even down to the marks. The Martini-Henry rifles are a particular favourite to copy and pass off as genuine.</p><p>It certainly pays to know what marks were used, where and when, and by whom.</p><p>Nothing is sacred anymore, so as ever <i>caveat emptor</i>![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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