ALGERIAN KABYLE MUSKET for Comment

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Originally Posted by rickystl

I second that comment!! Wonderful piece. I especially like the decorated IRON ramrod. Obviously made with the gun. Usually the ramrods are wood. Often with the fron third wrapped in brass. Rick

Originally Posted by Philip

Rick, on a lot of these better-grade Algerian guns, the front of the ramrod is sheathed in silver as well, worked in the same designs.

Rick, Philip, a quick check revealed that the ramrod is a silver sheathed wood rod. So who exactly owned these more elaborate guns, they must have been fairly well off.