Snaphaunce Gun
Musket
Rifle
CG98-1-81
From: Morocco
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | CG98-1-81 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Moroccan |
| Provenience | Morocco |
| Period | 19th century |
| Date Made | ca. 1878 |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Steel | Silver | Wood | Ivory |
| Description | Muzzle loading Musket/Long Rifle - "Kabyle Camel gun" / "Makhala" or "Mekhala". Long narrow steel barrel, covered by two pieces of wood held by engraved silver barrel rings. Steel ramrod in place under barrel. Steel snaphaunce firing mechanism - flint missing. Trigger and shaft have cutout metal design detailed with red paint. Coin with date 1299 (AH) hanging from trigger. "Altit" style wood stock with metal and ivory ornamentation. |
| Length | 160 cm |
| Width | 17 cm |
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