OTTOMAN TUFUK SMOOTHBORE

rickystl · 9th August 2015, 06:25 PM

Hello all.
I call this gun my ugly duckling. There is just no way to make it look good. LOL

It's seen a lot of field use. There is a period repair to the large crack in the butt stock, and a repair on the fore end of the stock. The barrel is a correct, period barrel, but did not originally come with the gun. It's a bit large and the barrel bands were made to accomodate this. The barrel now has a new steel smoothbore liner for safe shooting, and a new front sight added. The lock is now in good working order.
This Tufuk is the style with the short length butt stock. I believe these were aimed from the cheek (similar to Japanese matchlocks) or fired from horseback from the hip, similar to Ottoman blunderbuss pistols.
Anyway, picture heavy.
Rick.

9th August 2015, 06:25 PM	#1
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,630	OTTOMAN TUFUK SMOOTHBORE Hello all. I call this gun my ugly duckling. There is just no way to make it look good. LOL It's seen a lot of field use. There is a period repair to the large crack in the butt stock, and a repair on the fore end of the stock. The barrel is a correct, period barrel, but did not originally come with the gun. It's a bit large and the barrel bands were made to accomodate this. The barrel now has a new steel smoothbore liner for safe shooting, and a new front sight added. The lock is now in good working order. This Tufuk is the style with the short length butt stock. I believe these were aimed from the cheek (similar to Japanese matchlocks) or fired from horseback from the hip, similar to Ottoman blunderbuss pistols. Anyway, picture heavy. Rick. Attached Images