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Long Barrel _ Indo Persian ??
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Hi Joespot
I'm confident the barrel is from a Moroccan snaphaunce musket. The rear sight design, the deep barrel stamps, and light engraving on top of the barrel are all very similar to other Moroccan barrels you find. The one oval stamp is probably a signature in Moroccan Arabic. These barrels generally run from about 44" to 48" in length. But I've seen them as long as 60" It was probably made sometime in the first half of the 19th Century. These muskets were still made and in use through the 3rd quarter of the 1800's. The barrel tang on this one appears a bit long, which is curious. Do you have a better photo ? Hope this helps.
Rick
I'm confident the barrel is from a Moroccan snaphaunce musket. The rear sight design, the deep barrel stamps, and light engraving on top of the barrel are all very similar to other Moroccan barrels you find. The one oval stamp is probably a signature in Moroccan Arabic. These barrels generally run from about 44" to 48" in length. But I've seen them as long as 60" It was probably made sometime in the first half of the 19th Century. These muskets were still made and in use through the 3rd quarter of the 1800's. The barrel tang on this one appears a bit long, which is curious. Do you have a better photo ? Hope this helps.
Rick
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OK. That tang is normal length. It just looked longer in that first photo. Styling is also typical. Where did you find it ?
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Well, you could have a new steel liner installed in the barrel and find a Moroccan snaphaunce lock, have a custom builder make you a complete combo original/replica musket. LOL But assuming that would not be of interest to you, you can send me a PM if your interested in selling it, assuming it's not bent.
Rick
Rick
"assuming it's not bent."
Bobby Hoyt can straighten a barrel too. I showed him a Sharps carbine a friend owns and he said no problem to straighten and line. When you looked through the barrel at a sheet of paper the bore looked like a football.
Bobby Hoyt can straighten a barrel too. I showed him a Sharps carbine a friend owns and he said no problem to straighten and line. When you looked through the barrel at a sheet of paper the bore looked like a football.
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Hi Hawkeye
That's good to know. I've had Bobby line/burnish a number of barrels for me. I had one Ottoman barrel that was originally bored very slightly off-center. But Bobby was able to fix/compensate for that while installing the new liner.
The guy has to be some form of genius. He must be the only person in the USA that can do this type of work.
Rick
That's good to know. I've had Bobby line/burnish a number of barrels for me. I had one Ottoman barrel that was originally bored very slightly off-center. But Bobby was able to fix/compensate for that while installing the new liner.
The guy has to be some form of genius. He must be the only person in the USA that can do this type of work.
Rick
