Oriental
Rifles
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Beautiful, Silver Decorated North African (Moroccan) Mukahla
Snaphance Gun
Caliber: 13 mm
Price: $7500
Inventory # arf_0040
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DESCRIPTION: Beautiful,
elaborately silver - decorated North African musket with snaphance
style lock from the turn of 18/19th century. This type of
musket is characteristic for Morocco. George Stone calls
it, "Kabyle gun". Antony Tirry describes the
musket as, "Taouzilt form of Moroccan Mukahla",
of the style indigenous to Ras el Qued in the high valley
of the Sous Mountains. This is certainly the most lavishly
decorated weapon carried by the Moroccan tribesmen. The high
quality workmanship of Taouzilts is attributed to the descendants
of Jews expelled from Spain. Conventional butt stock design.
The butt stock is completely covered with silver plates, mesh
and silver studs. The silver plates displays elaborate
niello decorations. Some semi - precious stones were
used to decorate the stock. Half-round, half octagonal barrel.
Bulbous flared muzzle. The snaphance lock is rather plain, with
only simple geometrical engravings. Twenty three silver and brass
barrel bands. Simple, non-adjustable rear and front sights. Complete
with original iron ramrod. Overall length: 61 inch. Barrel length:
47.5 inch. CONDITION: Overall, the musket is in excellent
condition. The stock is free of cracks. The musket is
in original condition with no repairs. The lock is well preserved,
with only occasional light patina. Some scattered light patina
is also visible on the barrel and the steel parts of the buttstock.
The snaphance style lock works fine. A beautiful, museum quality
example of the seldom encountered musket for a collector of
Islamic firearms. (Ref. "A Glossary of the Construction,
Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor", by George Cameron
Stone , p. 257, also in "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to
Moghul", by Anthony C. Tirri, p.22). (Oversize shipping
and insurance rate is $65 for this item only). |
North African (Moroccan) Mukahla Snaphance Gun
Caliber: 16.5 mm
Price: $1675
Inventory # arf_0039
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DESCRIPTION: North African
musket with snaphance style lock from the turn of 18/19th century.
This type of musket is characteristic for Morocco. George
Stone calls it, "Kabyle gun". Antony Tirry describes
the musket as, "Affedali lung gun of Morocco",
of the style indigenous to Taroudant, or southwest region
of Morocco. Conventional butt stock design. The stock with steel
mounts and pierced brass decoration. Half-round, half octagonal
barrel. The snaphance lock is plain, without any decoration.
Sixteen brass barrel bands. Simple, non-adjustable rear and front
sights. Complete with original ramrod. Overall length: 57.5 inch.
Barrel length: 43 inch. CONDITION: Overall, the musket
is in fine condition. The stock shows some minor surface
cracks and chips. The wood shows some wear. The musket is
in original condition with no repairs. The lock is well preserved,
with only occasional light patina. Some scattered light patina
is also visible on the barrel and the steel parts of the buttstock.
The snaphance style lock works fine. A very nice example of
the seldom encountered musket for a collector of Islamic firearms.
Consignment. (Ref. "A Glossary of the Construction,
Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor", by George Cameron
Stone , p. 257, also in "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to
Moghul", by Anthony C. Tirri, p.20). (Oversize shipping
and insurance rate is $40 for this item only). |
Very Good Quality Turkish Miquelet Rifled Musket
Caliber: 14 mm
Price: $4975
Inventory # arf_0035
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DESCRIPTION: Very good
quality turn of the 18/19th Century Turkish rifled musket with
miquelet style lock. Very high quality octagonal Damascus
barrel. The barrel has heavy walls, allowing deeply cut rifling
in octagonal pattern. The Damascus pattern is clearly visible
on the barrel. The miquelet style lock is rather plain. Four
silver barrel bands display floral style decoration. The musket
has classic old Turkish style rear sight. Elaborately decorated
dark hardwood stock with floral and geometrical motifs. Classic
two piece buttstock with no buttplate. The stock displays a very
nice ivory, or bone inlays in the geometrical pattern. The buttstock
displays a nice floral style motifs made with small, decorative
brass nails. The same style of decoration is present around the
trigger, and around the sling holes in the stock. The sling holes
are reinforced with ivory, or bone inlays. The forestock has
a wooden nosecap which is, most likely, a replacement (the ivory,
or bone nosecap would better match the style of the musket).
Complete with a simple hardwood ramrod, which may be a replacement
as well. Overall length: 44.25 inch. Barrel length: 31 inch.
CONDITION: Overall, the musket is in fine condition. Minor
losses of decorative elements on the stock. Some brass decorative
nails have been replaced. The stock has some age hairline cracks,
mainly along the barrel lines. The Damascus barrel is covered
by a layer of light patina (uncleaned). No pitting. The miquelet
style lock works fine, but the main spring is rather weak.
Nice Turkish miquelet musket in very collectible condition! (Ref.
"A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of
Arms and Armor", by George Cameron Stone , p. 258).
(Shipping and insurance rate is $40 for this item only). |
Museum Quality Indian Torador Matchlock Musket
Caliber: 13 mm
Price: $6500
Inventory # arf_0030
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DESCRIPTION: Fantastic
quality 18th Century Indian matchlock Torador musket. Beautiful
Damascus barrel with gold koftgari decoration.
Damascus steel lock plate and counter plate also displays
beautiful gold koftgari decoration. Gold inlaid decoration
is also present on other small iron parts of the musket. Beautiful
stock with gold enamel decoration. Both sides of the butt
stock display hunting scenes painted with gold enamel (running
dog, or perhaps a wolf). Seven silver barrel bands. Simple, non-adjustable
front and rear sight. Missing the ramrod. The musket was designed
to be both, a functional and a highly decorative weapon. The
gun is in all original condition with no restoration of any kind!
Overall length: 72 inch. Barrel length: 52.5 inch. CONDITION:
Overall in excellent condition. Couple of minor scratches
and handling marks on the stock. No cracks to the stock. Some
gold enamel on the stock is worn. Gold koftgari on the barrel
is beautifully preserved. The matchlock works fine. The lock
and the barrel are covered with a light, uniform patina (uncleaned).
No pitting. Museum quality Indian Torador musket displaying
fantastic decorative art! This is one of the nicest and definitely
the most decorative Indian Torador I have ever had! (Ref.
"A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of
Arms and Armor", by George Cameron Stone , p. 623 figure
797). (Oversize shipping and insurance rate is $65 for this item
only). |
Book: "Turkish Arms and Armor"
By E.G. Astvatzaturian
Price: $150
Inventory # rub_0040
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DESCRIPTION: In Russian language.
This is one of the best book on Turkish weapons ever published
in any language! The work covers many aspects of Turkish arms
and armor, with detailed description of discussed artifacts.
Many unique examples of Turkish arms and armor are described
and illustrated. Hundreds of quality color pictures. Great
reference book for a collector of Turkish weapons! The book
is used, but still in very good condition. Hard cover. Dimensions:
10.5×8. 336 pages. Published by Atlant, St.Petersburg,
Russia in 2002. One copy only. Shipping in the USA: $4.50. |
