Talk:Slave Coast (Cobra Verde)

Additional Images

Percussion Shotgun

Dahomey Army soldier raises the gun...

...and fires it in air. Note the smock from percussion lock (pointed by the red arrow). Numerous SMLE (see bellow) is seen on the ground, covered by the rag.

A slightly other view of his gun.

Dahomey Army soldier hits the slave by the buttstock of his gun.

Gun's barrel can be seen at the left.

Note, that the lock of this gun is partly broken.

A slightly other view of the gun.

The single barrel band is seen.

Dahomey Royal guard (at the left) puts his rifle on the ground.

Dahomey Amazon holds the gun during the battle.

Dahomey Army soldiers hold the guns. Note the percussion hammers.

Discussion

Carbine is not Sharps but Remington Rolling Block. Among the "Moukhala Musket" there is a number of common hunting shotguns, for example on Cobra Verde rifle 4 12.jpg. --Greg-Z (talk) 01:32, 1 May 2020 (EDT)

Could a rifle be something like a Gewehr 71 placed in a wooden stock? --Slon95 (talk) 11:46, 1 May 2020 (EDT)

Custom stock is a best guess. The base rifle looks more like a small caliber due to very thin barrel. Or maybe I'm wrong...--Greg-Z (talk) 11:55, 1 May 2020 (EDT)

Perhaps one of those .22 single-shot FNs. There are not many known bolt-actions with this position of the bolt. --Slon95 (talk) 12:34, 1 May 2020 (EDT)

Bot action FN of .22? As it can be seen on the page FN, the only .22 rifle of this manufacture, that exist at the 1987, is a pump-action FN Trombone. Pyramid Silent (talk) 15:59, 1 May 2020 (EDT)

At least FN Model 1912, maybe more models. --Greg-Z (talk) 16:10, 1 May 2020 (EDT)

A great thanks! I had add this information. How do you think, is the page correct now? Pyramid Silent (talk) 16:46, 1 May 2020 (EDT)