Snaphaunce Gun
Musket
Rifle
CG98-1-78
From: Morocco
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | CG98-1-78 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Moroccan |
| Provenience | Morocco |
| Period | 19th century |
| Date Made | 1800-1899 |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Steel | Silver | Ivory | Wood |
| Technique | Inlaid | Niello |
| Description | Muzzle loading Musket/Long Rifle - "Kabyle Camel gun" / "Makhala" or "Mekhala". Long narrow steel barrel with steel ramrod in place held by silver barrel bands. Steel snaphauce firing mechanism, ignited by flint (not present). Bone/ivory inlay and cutout metal design. On underside and trigger decorated with niello ornamentation in black, blue and red. Wood stock - type unkown/broken. |
| Length | 160.5 cm |
| Width | 15 cm |
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