moukhala

galvano · 26th May 2007, 06:01 PM

beautiful moukhala decorated.
My last purchase.
It is a rifle of good quality.
Overall length 1m 50.
Length of the gun 1m 15

galvano · 26th May 2007, 06:06 PM

more photography

Battara · 26th May 2007, 07:35 PM

Nice puppy! I especially like the quality of bone used in this.

Valjhun · 27th May 2007, 10:30 PM

It seems more like a Berber gun from Algeria.

Beware! A lot of thoose are modern made. Virtually impossible to tell if it is a modern work or just a slumpish peasant gun from 1850.... Check if there is a hole drilled in the barrel in the point where the lock is positioned. It is a good sign. I saw a lot of repros and the first imression of yours seems to be original.

Here is mine, Altit form of Moroccan Mukhala, 157cm overall. Silver and ebony, around 1930.

Yannis · 28th May 2007, 09:59 AM

Yes there are copies in the market but also it was a gun with long life. Some tribes in Sahara used them till recently side by side with AK47s.

galvano · 28th May 2007, 11:17 AM

Thank you for the council.
The hole is bored.
It is still charged in the barrel
galvano

26th May 2007, 06:01 PM	#1
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 177	moukhala beautiful moukhala decorated. My last purchase. It is a rifle of good quality. Overall length 1m 50. Length of the gun 1m 15 Attached Images

26th May 2007, 06:06 PM	#2
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 177	more more photography Attached Images

27th May 2007, 10:30 PM	#4
Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	It seems more like a Berber gun from Algeria. Beware! A lot of thoose are modern made. Virtually impossible to tell if it is a modern work or just a slumpish peasant gun from 1850.... Check if there is a hole drilled in the barrel in the point where the lock is positioned. It is a good sign. I saw a lot of repros and the first imression of yours seems to be original. Here is mine, Altit form of Moroccan Mukhala, 157cm overall. Silver and ebony, around 1930. Attached Images

28th May 2007, 11:17 AM	#6
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 177	thanks Valjhun Thank you for the council. The hole is bored. It is still charged in the barrel galvano

26th May 2007, 07:35 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,142	Nice puppy! I especially like the quality of bone used in this.

28th May 2007, 09:59 AM	#5
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	Yes there are copies in the market but also it was a gun with long life. Some tribes in Sahara used them till recently side by side with AK47s.