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119 A 40 BORE OTTOMAN BALKAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped etched twist sighted barrel chiselled with a low moulding at the breech and muzzle and retained by three engraved brass bands, stamped with two marks over the breech, plain breech tang incorporating a large raised backsight (the central panel missing), moulded lock of characteristic form stamped with a gold-lined maker’s mark on the bridle, hardwood full stock applied with a running pattern of engraved brass plaques over the fore-end, sprays of engraved brass foliage beneath the breech, about the trigger, the lock and the tang, the latter solid and engraved with flowers and foliage, faceted butt of characteristic form, applied with further pierced and engraved brass plaques en suite, steel button trigger, and horn fore-end cap (sling swivels missing, associated ramrod) 69cm; 27 1/4in barrel The barrel is inscribed, the lock ‘Mehmed Deruish’ and ‘Work of Husayn’
120 A 20 BORE WESTERN BALKAN MIQUELET-LOCK GUN (DZEFERDAR), 19TH CENTURY, HERZEGOVINA OR MONTENEGRO with tapering sighted barrel retained by six engraved and gilt brass bands, decorated with geometric designs in silver at the breech, the median and the muzzle, engraved tang, scrollengraved lock fitted with brass pan and roller, hardwood full stock encased in pierced and engraved gilt brass engraved with scrollwork over the fore-end, slender butt entirely covered with shaped mother-of-pearl plaques retained by brass nails, encircled at the rear with a pierced panel en suite with the fore-end, engraved steel side-plate, steel trigger-guard, two steel sling swivels, and steel ramrod 107.2cm; 42 1/4in barrel See R. Elgood 1995, pp. 96-7 £1000-1500
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