Caucasian / Circassian percussion rifle?

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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

It certainly is a finely narrow problem when trying to work out the difference....

Pinterest suggest from the Met that the Gun below is..Quote''Caucasian (Kubachi, Dagestan) Flintlock, ca. 1800 to 1850, steel, silver-gilt, niello, gold, ivory, caliber, .56 in. (14.22 mm) Length, 52 in. (132.08 cm). This rifle was probably made in the Dagestani village of Kubachi, the principal armsmaking center in the Caucasus. The Arabic inscription on the barrel, "Owned by Abā Muslim Khān Shamkhāl," and the very high quality of the workmanship suggest that it belonged to a member of the family of the ruling prince (shāmkhāl). Met Museum."Unquote

I add for interest a powder flask from Caucasus regions noting similarities in Ottoman systems and in fact Omani...

Ibrahiim, you have to be little bit skeptical of many Met Museum descriptions, I have found a lot of mistakes, some the museum eventually corrected, some are still there.

When I made the image you posted I really had no choice but to use their description as I can not tell if it is actually a Caucasian or Persian gun. It would be nice to get some other opinions from some ot our more knowledgable members.