Highly Decorated North African Moukahla Musket

About .67 caliber. 55" barrel length. SN: NSN. Bright metal finish, with brass and silver fittings. Walnut stock has a flared trumpet-style butt with coral inlaid ivory buttplate and a forearm secured to barrel by ten brass and silver bands. Flintlock snaphaunce musket with a brass notch rear sight and low profile brass blade front sight. Item features extensive silver wire inlays including floral, zig zag patterns, and two Arabic inscriptions to both sides of butt and forearm. Barrel is secured to stock with six brass sheet bands engraved with punch dot Arabesque patterns and four silver bands. Barrel is also has engraved and relief carved floral patterns in front of breech and to muzzle. Included with item is a brass tipped steel or iron ramrod. 

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Fair. Bore is dark. Finish has mottled appearance overall from pitting and finish loss. Stock has scratches and mars overall, with a crack to bottom edge of buttstock. Ivory buttplate has cracking to toe and heel, with some of coral inlays cracking and missing. Action does not appear to be functional, cock has very strong tension but does not lock at half or full cock and trigger is loose.