Ottoman matchlock tufenk

Norman McCormick · 30th July 2011, 11:23 PM

Hi,
This looks, to me at least, like an Arab matchlock with probably an Indian made barrel with goatskin used as barrel bands ? A lot of these had a long working life so I would expect repairs from different eras. The barrel could be a lot older and more interesting than the stock and fittings. Here are two that I have for comparison.
Regards,
Norman.

eftihis · 31st July 2011, 07:15 AM

Hi Norman, thanks for your input.
The truth is that the stock's shape is very similar, since ottoman tufenk must have been the prototype that the arab tribes copied. However, i have never seen an arab matchlock so short, while on the other hand the janissaries had short tufenk like this size.
However, the goat skin goes well with arab attribution.

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.

30th July 2011, 11:23 PM	#1
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,613	Hi, This looks, to me at least, like an Arab matchlock with probably an Indian made barrel with goatskin used as barrel bands ? A lot of these had a long working life so I would expect repairs from different eras. The barrel could be a lot older and more interesting than the stock and fittings. Here are two that I have for comparison. Regards, Norman. Attached Images

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31st July 2011, 07:15 AM	#2
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 511	Hi Norman, thanks for your input. The truth is that the stock's shape is very similar, since ottoman tufenk must have been the prototype that the arab tribes copied. However, i have never seen an arab matchlock so short, while on the other hand the janissaries had short tufenk like this size. However, the goat skin goes well with arab attribution.

1st August 2011, 06:41 AM	#3
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	#4
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,630	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.