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AN OTTOMAN SHISHANA RIFLE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
AN OTTOMAN SHISHANA RIFLE
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
A superior example of the type, the stock of actively-grained hardwood and elaborately inlaid with figured staghorn plaques in baroque forms, hemispherical silver studs and inlaid rosettes beginning at the hexagonal butt and reaching to the triggerplate. The miquelet lock mechanism embellished with silver in geometrical designs. The octagonal barrel forged in a continuous damascus twistl, with arched rear sight and swamped muzzle, the top flat with relief panel and the maker's name, now worn, struck on an inlaid gold panel. Barrel retained by four silver bands. Beginning of the 18th century. Some wear overall. Overall length 146.5 cm.
Condition III