Snaphaunce Gun
Musket
Rifle
CG98-1-19
From: Morocco
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | CG98-1-19 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Moroccan |
| Provenience | Morocco |
| Period | 19th century |
| Date Made | 1800-1899 |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Steel | Silver | Wood | Glass |
| Technique | Incised |
| Iconography | Flowers |
| Description | Muzzle loading Musket/Long Rifle - "Kabyle Camel gun" / "Makhala" or "Mekhala". Long steel barrel with steel ramrod mounted below. Steel snaphaunce firing devise on the right, ignited using flint (not present). Rectangular red glass / stone (?) inlaid on the left side. Taouzilt form wood stock - engraved silver panel overlay with flower designs and silver headed nail heads. |
| Length | 122 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
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