A fine moroccan Musket for ID

[Dom]

Originally Posted by Martin Lubojacky

There are also articles about North African long guns, including nice photos, in "Islamic Weapons from Maghrib to Moghul" by Anthony C. Tirri.

Hi Martin
you tricked me very well you have in your library a very good reference book
where I listed pictures for;

- 20 long guns for Morocco
- 04 pistols for Morocco

- 14 long guns for Algeria
- 03 pistols for Algeria
- 08 long guns for Kabylia

- 02 long guns for Tunisia

none at all, for "Tuareg",

and you say that the Tuareg had firearms (19th century)
as per exception, "yes", but not on regular basis, as I mentioned it

thank you to have making me do research to support my argumentation
it is good to reopen the books from time to time, to refresh the memory

all the best

à +

Dom

[Martin Lubojacky]

Hi Dom,
As I wrote already I stroke sail .....so I do not understand.
Of course before I made reference for Tirri´s book I went through it. But If you are going to be precise, there is one for Tuareg (of the type presented here) . And I believe you for hundred % - Tuaregs did not use guns in 19 century, they started in 20 century .
(But desperately really - I fully understand gun is not their original weapon. And BTW - Years ago I visited 6 times Ghadames and two times Ghat, which were considered to be part Azjer Tuaregs territories before, and I saw some old photos in a small private museum in Ghadames - maybe armed accompanions of caravan...)
best
Martin