Lot 94 , A North African Kabyle snaphaunce musket, overall 64.5in.

A North African Kabyle snaphaunce musket, with cut steel mounts, polychrome painted decoration and bone inlay, the long barrel with brass bands, overall 64.5in.
Estimate £200-300

Firing mechanism does not work. Lock plate and hammer possibly later replacements, losses to timber on barrel with later old brass bindings, some losses to inlay, some corrosion to steel mounts, average condition.


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Sold for £320