Two Jezail Rifles, Afghanistan, 19th C.
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Wood, Steel, mother-of-pearl, brass
Afghanistan, 19th C.
Flintlock mechanism
Richly decorated with inlays made from mother-of-pearl and brass
Length: up to 160 cm
Afghanistan, 19th C.
Flintlock mechanism
Richly decorated with inlays made from mother-of-pearl and brass
Length: up to 160 cm
This Jezail rifles show how not industrially produced have been carefully decorated in the Middle East. The wooden body was inlayed with elements of mother-of-pearl, bone or metals. The complicated firing mechanism was more often then not „borrowed“ from old european (often english) weapons.
The rifles show traces of age and wear and are not in working conditions. The length is up to 160 cm.
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Two Jezail Rifles, Afghanistan, 19th C.
Estimate €3,200 - €4,000
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