Algerian Long Gun

rickystl · 4th May 2020, 05:54 PM

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kahnjar1 · 4th May 2020, 11:00 PM

Not Algerian IMHO. The stock shape is all wrong. More like a Spanish style stock, and the lock engraving does not look North African either.
Nice piece either way.
Stu

Oliver Pinchot · 5th May 2020, 03:44 AM

It's a variant of the Taouzilt form. Flintlock mechanism isn't particularly common but after the British negotiated virtually free trade with the Moroccan sultan in the 1840s, the type became more available. Nice carving.

kahnjar1 · 5th May 2020, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Oliver Pinchot

It's a variant of the Taouzilt form. Flintlock mechanism isn't particularly common but after the British negotiated virtually free trade with the Moroccan sultan in the 1840s, the type became more available. Nice carving.

Thanks for the clarification Oliver. So this gun is Moroccan rather than Algerian?
Stu

corrado26 · 5th May 2020, 07:21 AM

The lock is certainly not of French style but a British Brown Bess lock that has been decorated

Philip · 6th May 2020, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by corrado26

The lock is certainly not of French style but a British Brown Bess lock that has been decorated

Agreed, but I think the profile of the tail end of the lockplate is a bit too pointed for a Brown Bess lock. However, it could have well been reshaped when it was decorated and adapted for installation on this gun.

Kubur · 6th May 2020, 08:24 AM

Hi Rick,
Another nice gun!
I agree with you, this one is not Algerian nor Moroccan...

4th May 2020, 05:54 PM	#1
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Oliver Pinchot Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 456	It's a variant of the Taouzilt form. Flintlock mechanism isn't particularly common but after the British negotiated virtually free trade with the Moroccan sultan in the 1840s, the type became more available. Nice carving. Last edited by Oliver Pinchot; 5th May 2020 at 05:24 AM.

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kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,730	Not Algerian IMHO. The stock shape is all wrong. More like a Spanish style stock, and the lock engraving does not look North African either. Nice piece either way. Stu

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corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,171	The lock is certainly not of French style but a British Brown Bess lock that has been decorated

6th May 2020, 08:24 AM	#7
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Hi Rick, Another nice gun! I agree with you, this one is not Algerian nor Moroccan...