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It's African?
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Looks like a very nice and rare early Ottoman matchlock to me. Congratulations
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Very nice piece, Galvano :cool:.
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Thank you, but how old is he? |
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So my guess is 1600s. |
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thanks for your answer, but is it that old?
I think I see in oxidation a damascus cannon ! galvano That's for sure, it is a complex damascus |
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Yes, beautiful damascus barrel, just a very nice gun overall. As for the age, I gave my guess based on what I know, though I am most certainly not an expert. Ottoman matchlocks are not common, as as a result collectors are not as familiar with them as with miquelet lock guns. This is why others may not have responded yet.
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gilding
I discovered 2 marks in the gilding
I'm going to put pictures tomorrow |
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On the web it would date around 1750
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what can be this green material embedded in the wood of the stock? thanks galvano |
It is most likely ivory that has been dyed green.
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Looks like a Balkan Džeferdar, could be former Yugoslavia.
The green colour is indeed a form of dyeing of bone, wood, ivory also often applied to bichaqs see also: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28416 |
inlays
Thank you for your feedback,
the white inlays are made of bone, can the green ones also be made of bone? thanks |
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But talking bichaqs, they are indeed all bone dyed green: this is the case with all of my green ones. You can check the pictures And also cutlery |
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The green ones are camel bone, I make them for my restorations. |
Hi Galvano
It appears you indeed have a very nice example of one of the few "Ottoman" matchlocks. Congratulations. Would be well worth cleaning the loose, red rust from the iron parts. You can use simple old style gun oil and 0000 steel wool. Taking the barrel off will make cleaning much easier. The Ottomans must have used thousands of matchlocks during the period. But generally speaking, there are very few examples remaining today. While, as mentioned above, there are many remaining flintlock/miquelet lock examples available today. The reason for the lack of matchlock examples remains a mystery. Some believe that large arsenals in the Region were destroyed at some early point, with the matchlocks included. Perhaps. Hope you decide to do a little cleaning/restoration for this gun. Would be well worth it. It's a very high quality piece. Rick I believe the green is the Muslim religious color. |
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Thank you for your very interesting feedback.
Of course I'm going to restore it, taking care not to damage anything galvano |
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The Ottomans must have used thousands of matchlocks during the period. But generally speaking, there are very few examples remaining today....
Probably upgraded to later style locks. as was common throughout the world. Match to wheel, wheel to miquelet, to percussion... and in Japan, matchlock to bolt action! |
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