A VERY RARE TIBETAN SILVER-MOUNTED MATCHLOCK GUN (ME-DA)

Cerjak · 20th December 2015, 08:32 PM

Tibet, 19th Century, 162 cm.
With a round, damascus smoothbore barrel with moulded muzzle and sight; The stock, covered with leather and silver and brass plates, partly engraved ,cabochon decorated (missing stones turquoise or coral ? ,). The fore-end fitted with the traditional folding bi-pod formed of two bamboo stakes with a wooden biped with iron and silver mounts. Complete with an early leather sling , in the right side a leather pocket for the match cord and with a leather cover for the pan;
This musket is in original untouched condition and I still don’t know if I will clean it ,at less I will try to protect the leather in order to preserve it

Any comment on it will be welcome.
Best
Cerjak

20th December 2015, 08:32 PM	#1
Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	A VERY RARE TIBETAN SILVER-MOUNTED MATCHLOCK GUN (ME-DA) Tibet, 19th Century, 162 cm. With a round, damascus smoothbore barrel with moulded muzzle and sight; The stock, covered with leather and silver and brass plates, partly engraved ,cabochon decorated (missing stones turquoise or coral ? ,). The fore-end fitted with the traditional folding bi-pod formed of two bamboo stakes with a wooden biped with iron and silver mounts. Complete with an early leather sling , in the right side a leather pocket for the match cord and with a leather cover for the pan; This musket is in original untouched condition and I still don’t know if I will clean it ,at less I will try to protect the leather in order to preserve it Any comment on it will be welcome. Best Cerjak Attached Images