A French Chassepot with carved stock

Cerjak · 10th October 2015, 01:25 PM

Only to show a Chassepot bring back from the Maghreb certainly from Algeria .
Any comment on it will be welcome.
Best

Cerjak

rickystl · 11th October 2015, 02:22 PM

Hi Cerjak.
These decorated guns are really hard to find and seldom come up for sale. Yes, the decoration looks Algerian. I've seen similar on Algerian wood powder flasks. Neat gun, and a lucky find. Congrats.
Rick.

10th October 2015, 01:25 PM	#1
Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,064	A French Chassepot with carved stock Only to show a Chassepot bring back from the Maghreb certainly from Algeria . Any comment on it will be welcome. Best Cerjak Attached Images

11th October 2015, 02:22 PM	#2
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,621	Hi Cerjak. These decorated guns are really hard to find and seldom come up for sale. Yes, the decoration looks Algerian. I've seen similar on Algerian wood powder flasks. Neat gun, and a lucky find. Congrats. Rick.