Albanian Rasak or Greek Kariophili?

kahnjar1 · 21st October 2018, 01:50 AM

Every so often something really nice turns up and I was lucky enough to win this recently at a local auction.
Either an Albanian Rasak or Greek Kariophili. I am leaning toward the Greek.....
The stock is beautifully carved and inlaid on both sides with 2 ivory?? buttons. An ivory or bone "plug" behind the barrel tang has a turquoise for decoration. The furniture is iron and nicely worked around the edges, as are the 3 barrel bands.
The barrel is 46" (117cm) and is smooth bore of approx 15mm. Apart from the rammer which is a replacement, the whole looks to be in good original condition.
There are no marks/names anywhere that I can see.
All comments welcome.
Stu

21st October 2018, 01:50 AM	#1
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,729	Albanian Rasak or Greek Kariophili? Every so often something really nice turns up and I was lucky enough to win this recently at a local auction. Either an Albanian Rasak or Greek Kariophili. I am leaning toward the Greek..... The stock is beautifully carved and inlaid on both sides with 2 ivory?? buttons. An ivory or bone "plug" behind the barrel tang has a turquoise for decoration. The furniture is iron and nicely worked around the edges, as are the 3 barrel bands. The barrel is 46" (117cm) and is smooth bore of approx 15mm. Apart from the rammer which is a replacement, the whole looks to be in good original condition. There are no marks/names anywhere that I can see. All comments welcome. Stu Attached Images