Persian Long Gun

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Originally Posted by Oliver Pinchot

This is one longarm which can definitely be attributed to a Persian craftsman, due to the marquetry work featured prominently on the stock. In Persian, this is known as Khatam kari, after the city of Khatam in the Yazd region. It is not a particularly durable form of embellishment, so it's a pleasant surprise to find an example with so much of the marquetry work intact. A rare and handsome example.

Hi Oliver.
Thanks for your comments. And THANK YOU for the information! Much appreciated. You're right. The embellishment is not very durable. It's a bit brittle, so I have to be a little careful when handling the stock. I've had to re-glue a couple of very small sections that were loose. It's one of my favorite pieces due to it's Persian origins.
Rick.