Flintlock musket for Comment

TVV · 15th June 2018, 05:57 PM

Congratulations Ivo, dzeferdars are not easy to find at least in my experience, and this is a really nice gun with a superb, older barrel. You may have seen the one I posted some years ago in the Traditsia Bulgarian forum, with a somewhat similar barrel. Here are some close ups of the silver wire inlay on the barrel and also one photo of the trigger guard. From your photos I cannot tell if the silver inlay on yours was lost or just tarnished to the point where it blends with the steel of the barrel - cleaning it with a product for silver may bring it back out. I also suspect that the little round holes on your barrel once held corals.

Regards,
Teodor

Ivo · 15th June 2018, 09:02 PM

Hi Teo ,

I also think there was coral in the holes ...in the olden times!

Yes, I have seen yours - magnificent !

Regards

rickystl · 16th June 2018, 04:47 PM

Hi Teodor

Thanks so much for adding to this Thread. Much agree with your comments. These Dzeferdars don't seem to come up for sale often. And they tend to bring a higher price. They are easily reconizable with their butt stock design.
That last photo showing the trigger guard style looks like it would fit the two holes in Ivo's gun exactly LOL. Notice the front post of the guard is threaded into the stock. So this may confirm that Ivo's gun is missing it's trigger guard.

Rick

15th June 2018, 05:57 PM	#1
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,666	Congratulations Ivo, dzeferdars are not easy to find at least in my experience, and this is a really nice gun with a superb, older barrel. You may have seen the one I posted some years ago in the Traditsia Bulgarian forum, with a somewhat similar barrel. Here are some close ups of the silver wire inlay on the barrel and also one photo of the trigger guard. From your photos I cannot tell if the silver inlay on yours was lost or just tarnished to the point where it blends with the steel of the barrel - cleaning it with a product for silver may bring it back out. I also suspect that the little round holes on your barrel once held corals. Regards, Teodor Attached Images

15th June 2018, 09:02 PM	#2
Ivo Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 38	Hi Teo , I also think there was coral in the holes ...in the olden times! Yes, I have seen yours - magnificent ! Regards

16th June 2018, 04:47 PM	#3
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,633	Hi Teodor Thanks so much for adding to this Thread. Much agree with your comments. These Dzeferdars don't seem to come up for sale often. And they tend to bring a higher price. They are easily reconizable with their butt stock design. That last photo showing the trigger guard style looks like it would fit the two holes in Ivo's gun exactly LOL. Notice the front post of the guard is threaded into the stock. So this may confirm that Ivo's gun is missing it's trigger guard. Rick