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A 32-BORE SNAPHAUNCE SINGLE-BARREL MUSKET WITH SILVER KOFTGARI DECORATION, no visible serial number,
Moroccan circa 1800, with round tapering 42 3/4in. iron barrel including off-set faceted bulbous muzzle, the exposed surface fully covered with silver koftgari scrollwork, oval white metal inlet poincon near breech with Arabic signature, applied fore-sight, carved rear-sight, solid koftgari decorated top-tang, white metal decorated snaphaunce lock with further inlaid signed circular poincon, walnut full-stock of traditional shape with fish-tailed butt (working brass plate repair at wrist), marine ivory heel-plate, the first half of stock profusely inlaid with white metal scrolls and arabesques, the plain fore-end held to the barrel by four sheet white metal embossed barrel-bands (tip of fore-stock absent) and iron under-barrel ramrod
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Estimate £300-500