Jezails: Collection or addiction?

RDGAC · 2nd December 2013, 10:13 AM

Oof! That's a hefty-looking barrel, Berkley. Looks like a nice piece though. The mother-of-pearl's probably recent but quite artistically done, which is always satisfying to see. What sort of dimensions is she?

The buggers do get into one's imagination somewhat, don't they? I think for some people (i.e. people with overactive imaginations, such as I), the jezail has the same romantic, frontier lure as the Colts and Winchesters associated with the Old West. Perhaps, too, there's just a hint of that eternal fascination with all things strange and exotic which is one mark of humanity's insatiable curiosity.

I'm blaming the second one for my lustful looks at a couple of Moroccan Moukhallas...

- Meredydd

trenchwarfare · 2nd December 2013, 02:40 PM

Nice piece. I got into, and outta Middle Eastern/North African smoke poles, a few years back. Problem now is, the PRICE! Just a couple years ago, you could get nice ones off Gunbroker for under $500.00. I even bought a couple off ebay. Now, the raggediest rag, is $700.00, and up. Nice ones start at $1,200.00. And, most of those, aren't even real guns. You'd think, with the number of guns coming from Afghanistan, the market would be a little more forgiving. Just the opposite. More guns, more money.

I'll stick with my Tanegashima. Much easier to resist, cuz they're waaay over my head.

Berkley · 2nd December 2013, 05:23 PM

Raf, thank you very much for the further information on the lock. That is very helpful indeed.
RDGAC, I agree with the comparison to Old West guns, although the closest comparable is probably a relic condition Winchester with a rawhide repair.and brass tacks ornamenting the stock. (And I'm not interested in a moukhalla, I'm not, I'm not….

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Trenchwarfare, I feel well pleased then, since I was the only bidder for this "North African flintlock musket" and got it for the opening bid - well under $500.

2nd December 2013, 10:13 AM	#1
RDGAC Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: York, UK Posts: 167	Oof! That's a hefty-looking barrel, Berkley. Looks like a nice piece though. The mother-of-pearl's probably recent but quite artistically done, which is always satisfying to see. What sort of dimensions is she? The buggers do get into one's imagination somewhat, don't they? I think for some people (i.e. people with overactive imaginations, such as I), the jezail has the same romantic, frontier lure as the Colts and Winchesters associated with the Old West. Perhaps, too, there's just a hint of that eternal fascination with all things strange and exotic which is one mark of humanity's insatiable curiosity. I'm blaming the second one for my lustful looks at a couple of Moroccan Moukhallas... - Meredydd

2nd December 2013, 02:40 PM	#2
trenchwarfare Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 385	Nice piece. I got into, and outta Middle Eastern/North African smoke poles, a few years back. Problem now is, the PRICE! Just a couple years ago, you could get nice ones off Gunbroker for under $500.00. I even bought a couple off ebay. Now, the raggediest rag, is $700.00, and up. Nice ones start at $1,200.00. And, most of those, aren't even real guns. You'd think, with the number of guns coming from Afghanistan, the market would be a little more forgiving. Just the opposite. More guns, more money. I'll stick with my Tanegashima. Much easier to resist, cuz they're waaay over my head.

2nd December 2013, 05:23 PM	#3
Berkley Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, Texas USA Posts: 257	Raf, thank you very much for the further information on the lock. That is very helpful indeed. RDGAC, I agree with the comparison to Old West guns, although the closest comparable is probably a relic condition Winchester with a rawhide repair.and brass tacks ornamenting the stock. (And I'm not interested in a moukhalla, I'm not, I'm not…. ). Trenchwarfare, I feel well pleased then, since I was the only bidder for this "North African flintlock musket" and got it for the opening bid - well under $500.