Guns International #: 102502475
Seller's Inventory #: 228266
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Guns International #: 102502475
Category - Antique Rifles - 1500-1850
- Antique Rifles - Flintlock
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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
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EARLY 1800s Antique AFGHAN JEZAIL Anglo-Afghan War Musket EIC RAMPANT LION
From Bagram Air Base in AFGHANISTAN w/SLING
Description: EARLY 1800s Antique AFGHAN JEZAIL Anglo-Afghan War Musket EIC RAMPANT LION From Bagram Air Base in AFGHANISTAN w/SLING Here we present an antique Afghan Jezail Flintlock Musket, made circa the early 1800s. The jezail is a very uniquely stocked weapon. The curved club stock is speculated as being a way to carry and fire the weapon from the back of a moving horse or camel. This one, and many like this, was made by salvaging a captured British musket’s lock and barrel during the Anglo-Afghan War and placed on a musket of more native design. The remnant of a British East India Company Rampant Lion is visible on this lock. Some of these are quite beautifully adorned with mother of pearl inlays. To quote the book “Tools of war: History of Weapons in Early Modern Times: “Afghan snipers were expert marksmen and their juzzails fired roughened bullets, long iron nails or even pebbles over a range of some 250 metres. The Afghans could fling the large rifles across their shoulders as if they were feathers and spring nimbly from rock to rock. The loved to decorate their rifles”. The extreme length of the barrel made them very accurate at long ranges, such that the Afghan’s sniping from heights and cover was devastating to the British, as they were unable to reach back. Amazingly, some were even used by the Mujahideen in the resistance against the Soviet Union when they invaded Afghanistan. The long 41-1/2 inch barrel made loading the weapon from the back of a beast relatively easy as the butt would be set on the ground. The overall condition is good. Strong action. The bore is in good shape for its age. Some period repairs are present along the stock, but it remains in good shape and solid throughout. “1817” is marked on the barrel. A rampant lion is engraved on the lock. Good leather sling. Nice brass barrel bands add to the aesthetic. This example includes a leather sling and paperwork from import via the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in 2016. Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction. Barrel is 41-1/4 inches. Caliber: .62 Flintlock Overall condition as seen in photos. Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Delivered directly to your door by express mail! Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. ancestryguns $1800 #228266 SOLD Antique: Yes |
Guns International #: 102502475
Seller's Inventory #: 228266
Guns International #: 102502475
Seller's Inventory #: 228266