MATCHLOCK MUSQUET FOR ID

Cerjak · 13th January 2012, 08:03 PM

hoping that somebody could tell me more about this matchlock musket.
origin ?
age ?
any comment will be welcome.

Best regards

Cerjak

Iain · 13th January 2012, 08:15 PM

Looks like an Afghan jezail? Is that the trigger way back on the butt stock? I would guess the lock is Indian? Nice piece.

AJ1356 · 14th January 2012, 12:57 PM

It is a jezzail for sure, what country, now that is the question. Afghan jezzail were mainly made out of Brown Bess locks captured from the Brits. This one to me looks African. Metal work and engraving does not look from this area. For sure it is pretty old.

Mefidk · 14th January 2012, 02:20 PM

This looks like a super piece to me. Not at all unusual with the matchlock ignition,and the trigger is usually placed back towards the butt on these matchlocks due to the simple pivot design. For flintlocks and percussion it is where you would normally expect it to be.

What I think makes this stand gun out from the crowd is the brasswork, most I have seen have been either almost undecorated or the kind of 'wedding gun' decorated with mother of pearl. So this one is a cut above your average jezail, at least in my view. The finer jezails also often have damascus barrels - you could be lucky

Iain · 14th January 2012, 03:29 PM

A similar gun previously discussed on the forum:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12094

Mefidk · 14th January 2012, 06:03 PM

Wouldn't you know it - there is another with brass in a parallel thread here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6578
Brass work very similar to this one, but with what looks like tower marked lock.

13th January 2012, 08:03 PM	#1
Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	MATCHLOCK MUSQUET FOR ID hoping that somebody could tell me more about this matchlock musket. origin ? age ? any comment will be welcome. Best regards Cerjak Attached Images

13th January 2012, 08:15 PM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,719	Looks like an Afghan jezail? Is that the trigger way back on the butt stock? I would guess the lock is Indian? Nice piece.

14th January 2012, 12:57 PM	#3
AJ1356 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 317	It is a jezzail for sure, what country, now that is the question. Afghan jezzail were mainly made out of Brown Bess locks captured from the Brits. This one to me looks African. Metal work and engraving does not look from this area. For sure it is pretty old.

14th January 2012, 02:20 PM	#4
Mefidk Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Denmark Posts: 157	This looks like a super piece to me. Not at all unusual with the matchlock ignition,and the trigger is usually placed back towards the butt on these matchlocks due to the simple pivot design. For flintlocks and percussion it is where you would normally expect it to be. What I think makes this stand gun out from the crowd is the brasswork, most I have seen have been either almost undecorated or the kind of 'wedding gun' decorated with mother of pearl. So this one is a cut above your average jezail, at least in my view. The finer jezails also often have damascus barrels - you could be lucky

14th January 2012, 03:29 PM	#5
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,719	A similar gun previously discussed on the forum: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12094

14th January 2012, 06:03 PM	#6
Mefidk Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Denmark Posts: 157	Wouldn't you know it - there is another with brass in a parallel thread here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6578 Brass work very similar to this one, but with what looks like tower marked lock.