Mukahla flintlock rifle - Morocco - 19th century

Mukahla flintlock rifle
Morocco, 19th century
Wood, steel, bone, wood and iron
Long. total: 151; Long. barrel: 114 cm
Cal. : 12 mm (missing)

Barrel with sides then round held to the mount by seventeen capuchins in stamped silver. Flintlock, steel chenapan decorated with a stamped silver plaque. Iron wand. Wooden frame covered with bone plates decorated with friezes of geometric patterns and silver studs, enhanced with a half stamped silver ring and a half silver cross. The horn and wood stock is reinforced with a cut iron rim. The trigger guard is made of brass enhanced with chiseled silver.

No. 16

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This collector's weapon is, according to article L311-2 of the Internal Security Code, classified as collector's weapon, category D. Its acquisition and possession are free. We remind you that their sale is prohibited to minors.