Moroccan Snaphaunce and Introduction

DaleH · 12th April 2018, 05:28 PM

... nobody?

rickystl · 20th April 2018, 02:07 AM

Hi Dale

Welcome to the Forum !! So, your first Moroccan snaphaunce long gun. Congratulations. Your gun appears to be a Mukahla long gun from the Tetuan Region of Morocco. And typical of the style. The locally made snaphaunce lock on yours favors the Dutch pattern style, with the hammer (dog) reflecting a combination of Dutch/English style. Probably made sometime during the first half of the 19th Century. (Yes, believe it or not they were used all the way till probably 1900).
I thought I was the only one left worldwide that wanted to restore these guns into shooting condition. LOL I hope I haven't infected you with anything ? LOL

Anyway, feel free to PM me for some tips/suggestions on getting these in shooting order.

We do have a few Ethno gun enthuseists on this Forum, and hope they chim in and say hello.

Again, welcome.

Rick

kahnjar1 · 20th April 2018, 03:23 AM

Hi Dale and welcome to the Forum.
I agree with Rick as to origin of this gun.... Moroccan Tetuan North Coastal Region.
Re your comments about pulling the barrel. I think you are giving yourself quite a challenge as the upper part of the barrel is bound to the stock and does not use bands to attach it. Unless you have devised some way of removing it without damage to the original metal work I would suggest leaving it as is. The cracked frizzen is probably not too much of a problem as I suspect that Rick has something in his parts box to replace it.
Here is a similar gun which I have in my collection.
Stu

20th April 2018, 03:23 AM	#3
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,786	Hi Dale and welcome to the Forum. I agree with Rick as to origin of this gun.... Moroccan Tetuan North Coastal Region. Re your comments about pulling the barrel. I think you are giving yourself quite a challenge as the upper part of the barrel is bound to the stock and does not use bands to attach it. Unless you have devised some way of removing it without damage to the original metal work I would suggest leaving it as is. The cracked frizzen is probably not too much of a problem as I suspect that Rick has something in his parts box to replace it. Here is a similar gun which I have in my collection. Stu Attached Images

12th April 2018, 05:28 PM	#1
DaleH Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: near Boston - USA Posts: 12	... nobody?

20th April 2018, 02:07 AM	#2
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,630	Hi Dale Welcome to the Forum !! So, your first Moroccan snaphaunce long gun. Congratulations. Your gun appears to be a Mukahla long gun from the Tetuan Region of Morocco. And typical of the style. The locally made snaphaunce lock on yours favors the Dutch pattern style, with the hammer (dog) reflecting a combination of Dutch/English style. Probably made sometime during the first half of the 19th Century. (Yes, believe it or not they were used all the way till probably 1900). I thought I was the only one left worldwide that wanted to restore these guns into shooting condition. LOL I hope I haven't infected you with anything ? LOL Anyway, feel free to PM me for some tips/suggestions on getting these in shooting order. We do have a few Ethno gun enthuseists on this Forum, and hope they chim in and say hello. Again, welcome. Rick