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BARBARY COAST/MEDITERRANEAN Antique KABYLE Snaphaunce FLINTLOCK Musket Unique North African Berber Flintlock Musket
Guns International #: 101467339 Seller's Inventory #: 20536
Category: Antique Rifles - Flintlock - Antique Pistols - 1500-1850
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Number of Active Listings: 1466
Total Number of Listings: 29942
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
BARBARY COAST/MEDITERRANEAN Antique KABYLE Snaphaunce FLINTLOCK Musket
Unique North African Berber Flintlock Musket
Here we present an antique Kabyle Snaphaunce Musket (also called moukalla), made circa 1800 in the Barbary Coast region of North Africa. The Barbary Coast was home to much upheaval, as many of the various kingdoms that made it up were member states of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Pirates found their safe havens on the coast and raided the Mediterranean Sea and taking slaves. The slave trade was another unsavory reality of the northern coast of North Africa. In fact, piracy and the taking of European and American slaves came to be so great a problem at various points over the centuries that nations like Spain and even the U.S. took military action—Spain in the 1730s and America in 1805.
The snaphaunce lock was one of the earliest flintlock systems. These types of locks were used with this style of musket in Africa for a very long period, one source stating from the 17th through the 20th century.
The overall condition is good. The action isn’t functioning as the hammer does not lock in place when cocked. The bore is dark with age. The frame has wonderful ivory accents throughout that set this unique piece apart. The barrel bands are ornately cast and hammered. A truly unique weapon!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 50-3/4 inches.
Caliber: .54
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1650
#20536
SOLD
Antique: Yes