Moukhala Rifle

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Originally Posted by mjamerks

Hi Rick

Interesting that you actually shoot with these weapons.
In the netherlands you also have some groups that practice this kind of shooting.
The Algerian was a great find,somewhere in Belgium.
You dont find them often.
But there must be a lot out there since belgium and france occupied a lot of countries in Nort africa in the past.
Would love to see pics from your collection.
Rgds

Martin

Hello again Martin. Thanks for the respose. Actually, there are a number of the Algerian miquelet (sometimes referred to as toe-lock miquelet due to the external safety at the toe of the lock) rifles. But most are all highly decorated and seem to show up only in auctions - especially Christie's or Southby's - at big prices. There also seems to be a few in the UK, for some reason.
Yes, I will gather some photos and post here in the near future. Have you found any Internet forums that seem to have members interested in these guns? I know we are a minority among gun collectors. Rick.