Ottoman matchlock tufenk

LPCA · 1st August 2011, 06:41 AM

Hi guys,

clearly, the Tufenk is the father of a lot of firearms from Maghrib (Algeria) to Middle East (India, Afghanistan) and Central asia (Uzbekistan, ...).
Norman have a sort of arabic Abou-Fitila (the upper) and maybe an indian torador (the lower) as may be yours.
They are tribes guns with usually indian made barrel.
See my 2 guns: one is arabic Abou-Fitila and the second, very near is Indo-arab (Malabar coast).
http://blade.japet.com/10-peninsule.htm
http://blade.japet.com/B-indoarab.htm
My website is in french:sorry, no one is perfect...:-)))

See U
Louis-Pierre

rickystl · 1st August 2011, 03:52 PM

Interesting Matchlock. It does look like the goatskin was being used as barrel bands, or possibly stock repairs (?). The leather bands would not surprise me. But the fact that the goat skin still has hair on it is surprising. Very neat!! Rick.

1st August 2011, 06:41 AM	#1
LPCA Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toulouse - FRANCE Posts: 83	Hi guys, clearly, the Tufenk is the father of a lot of firearms from Maghrib (Algeria) to Middle East (India, Afghanistan) and Central asia (Uzbekistan, ...). Norman have a sort of arabic Abou-Fitila (the upper) and maybe an indian torador (the lower) as may be yours. They are tribes guns with usually indian made barrel. See my 2 guns: one is arabic Abou-Fitila and the second, very near is Indo-arab (Malabar coast). http://blade.japet.com/10-peninsule.htm http://blade.japet.com/B-indoarab.htm My website is in french:sorry, no one is perfect...:-))) See U Louis-Pierre

1st August 2011, 03:52 PM	#2
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,632	Interesting Matchlock. It does look like the goatskin was being used as barrel bands, or possibly stock repairs (?). The leather bands would not surprise me. But the fact that the goat skin still has hair on it is surprising. Very neat!! Rick.