What can you tell me about this relic
Thought this was kinda cool, been sitting in my office for awhile now so I thought I would post some pictures and see if you guys have anything to say about it.
I think it is called a jezail? but am not sure, also wonderring about what time frame it came from.
Flintlock action still works on it. Curious about the "I" notches on it[:0]
I think it is called a jezail? but am not sure, also wonderring about what time frame it came from.
Flintlock action still works on it. Curious about the "I" notches on it[:0]
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Camel, a man that owns a gun like that needs a camel.
Last year some time, Guns and Ammo ran a comarison of those and some other period cap lock military rifle. I'll look at my back issues and try to find it.
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Could be real, could be made for trade hard to tell from here. I would even consider shooting it. Would be nice on the wall. 0 -
General appearance, without any sights or trigger guard, appears to be a wall hanger made for the tourist trade. Still could be quite old though. British and French tourists started visiting Egypt, North Africa and the Ottoman Empire from the mid 1800's. 0 -
Inletting is sleezoid but hammer, frizzen & lock look functional enough.
It would be interesting to see the inside of that lock.
I wouldn't be surprised to hear the lock was imported from somewhere else as its' quality looks better than the rest of the Arab piece.0 -
quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
General appearance, without any sights or trigger guard, appears to be a wall hanger made for the tourist trade. Still could be quite old though. British and French tourists started visiting Egypt, North Africa and the Ottoman Empire from the mid 1800's.
You could very well be right although it does have sights, albeit very crude, but then again the whole gun is crude.
The rear sight isn't visable because the hammer is in the way and the front sight is about the size of a shotgun bead.
I do believe it is very old but it way not be completely authentic but it does APPEAR to be in working order, I don't have much into it and it certainly isn't my first and only wallhanger so I don't care all that much if it isn't authentic.
Any ideas on how much it worth either way?
Also any way to tell for sure if it is the real deal or a fake? I already checked and there was no "made in China" stamp on it[:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by shootuadeal
quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
General appearance, without any sights or trigger guard, appears to be a wall hanger made for the tourist trade. Still could be quite old though. British and French tourists started visiting Egypt, North Africa and the Ottoman Empire from the mid 1800's.
You could very well be right although it does have sights, albeit very crude, but then again the whole gun is crude.
The rear sight isn't visable because the hammer is in the way and the front sight is about the size of a shotgun bead.
I do believe it is very old but it way not be completely authentic but it does APPEAR to be in working order, I don't have much into it and it certainly isn't my first and only wallhanger so I don't care all that much if it isn't authentic.
Any ideas on how much it worth either way?
Also any way to tell for sure if it is the real deal or a fake? I already checked and there was no "made in China" stamp on it[:D]
That was the Pre-"Made in China" version. As a few have mentioned, this appears to be made for the tourist trade. It might even have some functional parts, perhaps even a touch hole from the frizzen to the bore. If you want to know if it fires, charliemeyer007, sounds like he is willing to give it a spin.
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