long gun indo-arab ???

[weapons 27]

I just bought this long rifle, I think he is indo-arab

What is your opinion
THANK

[weapons 27]

my friend found a description of this rifle.I hope what will be well translated.

Musket of tribes XVIII of type INDO-Arabic (Indian Malabar coast & people COORG)
In the Arabian Peninsula except Eastern imports at the beginning of the 16th century (TÜFEK Ottoman and Egyptian) or European (Balkan, Liège, Portuguese, Dutch and English) on the sides and the North, we find a typical musket of the tribes of the desert areas of the current Saudi Arabia, Oman, the Yemen and Hadramout.
This is the Abu FITILA whose main characteristics are:-close relative of the ottoman TÜFEK with it to break behind the firing mechanism.-Wick favorite mechanism to the Platinum flintlock for its simplicity and reliability.-Lacrosse with a shock decline in wood or Cork covered with a skin of gazelle.-long and heavy octagonal barrel mouth socketed imported from Persia, the Balkans, Cork who made copies of famous Lazzarino Cominazzi Italian under the name of El Lazzari or Egyptian or Algerian.-local decoration with patches of silver or copper finely engraved and wide capucines in money. The Bedouin attached great importance to the fact that their weapons (or fire) are astiquées to be vivid, sign of social status.
Indo-Arabic XVIIITrade relations between the Arabian peninsula and the coast of Malabar existed 2,000 AJC. This explains the strong presence of the Arabs as well as the strong Islamization of the South India.Abu Arab FITILA muskets were first imported, and then copied by the excellent Indian craftsmen. This gave the INDO-Arabic type. They are similar in any point, only the decoration allows to differentiate them. It is one of the typical musket of the Coorg.
Measures
Total length 136 cm.Weight 3,800 kg.Size 17 mm.Kegidentical to that of the Abu Fitila, binding was and canon is still here by mult nasturtiums with large copper and silver rings and decor includes grounds and plates of money careening the cylinder head...Similarly, the butt plate consists of a shock decline in wood inlaid (such as the barrel) of pellets and triangles of Pearl and silver wires.
Canon
Long and heavy Smoothbore and mouth socketed decorated with engraved silver.
Platinum
It is a Platinum keeled wick.Pulling the trigger is a broad push iron without jumper.

[kahnjar1]

The item you show is not an Abu Futtila, which is the name usually used for OMANI Muskets. They look a bit similar but are not the same. What you have is IMHO an Indo Arab matchlock, commonly used in southern Arabia and the close areas of the Indian continent. Interesting old piece. Attached is a pic showing the later Percussion version of these guns used in a tribal dance. You can see the obvious similarities to the earlier matchlock. Hope you find of interest.
Stu

[weapons 27]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

The item you show is not an Abu Futtila, which is the name usually used for OMANI Muskets. They look a bit similar but are not the same. What you have is IMHO an Indo Arab matchlock, commonly used in southern Arabia and the close areas of the Indian continent. Interesting old piece. Attached is a pic showing the later Percussion version of these guns used in a tribal dance. You can see the obvious similarities to the earlier matchlock. Hope you find of interest.
Stu

ok thank you