21st October 2018, 01:50 AM | #1 |
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Albanian Rasak or Greek Kariophili?
Every so often something really nice turns up and I was lucky enough to win this recently at a local auction.
Either an Albanian Rasak or Greek Kariophili. I am leaning toward the Greek..... The stock is beautifully carved and inlaid on both sides with 2 ivory?? buttons. An ivory or bone "plug" behind the barrel tang has a turquoise for decoration. The furniture is iron and nicely worked around the edges, as are the 3 barrel bands. The barrel is 46" (117cm) and is smooth bore of approx 15mm. Apart from the rammer which is a replacement, the whole looks to be in good original condition. There are no marks/names anywhere that I can see. All comments welcome. Stu |
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