Martini-Henry action Jezail
Manufactured in modern-day Pakistan or Afghanistan, dated 1881.
.577/450 Martini-Henry single shot falling block action, silver mounted and damascened.
An industrial age take on the jezail, a type of long gun that traditionally used salvaged flintlock mechanisms in its creation. These weapons always show a large amount of personnalisation and decoration, in this case including damascening which involves hammering precious metal wires onto an etched surface.
Martini-Henry action Jezail
Manufactured in modern-day Pakistan or Afghanistan, dated 1881.
.577/450 Martini-Henry single shot falling block action, silver mounted and damascened.
An industrial age take on the jezail, a type of long gun that traditionally used salvaged flintlock mechanisms in its creation. These weapons always show a large amount of personnalisation and decoration, in this case including damascening which involves hammering precious metal wires onto an etched surface.
Brass and silver mounted snaphaunce musket, Algeria, 19th century.
from Czerny’s International Auction House
Brass and silver mounted snaphaunce musket, Algeria, 19th century.
from Czerny’s International Auction House