Arab? Musket

[Snowman]

Hi!

I removed wooden pad-it vas "riveted" with wood nails.
And looks like that..

regards Markku

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by Snowman

Hi!

I removed wooden pad-it vas "riveted" with wood nails.
And looks like that..

regards Markku

OK so the butt has been reshaped to take the "pad". Not conclusive as to Coorg origin but still likely to be. As I have said before, the decorative work appears to be Indian rather than Arabian, so lets go with the majority of comment above, and say it is "most likely" to be a Coorg gun.
A very nice piece.
Stu

[Richard G]

I hope there is a picture of some Coorg notables attached
Regards
Richard

[rickystl]

Originally Posted by Snowman

Hi!

I removed wooden pad-it vas "riveted" with wood nails.
And looks like that..

regards Markku

Interesting. This shows the butt cap was an intentionally added feature.

Rick