Jezail Matchlock
Hi all,
I am new to the forum this being my first post please go easy on me! Sadly a relative of mine recently passed away. His widow advised me that he had a couple of “rifles” that I did not know about in the garage, these where purchased from an antique shop in London some 50 years ago. Having a keen interest in air rifles I offered to do some research for her so she at least knew what she had and can decide what to do with it. This is what has led me to this excellent forum. The wealth of knowledge is amazing. I had not heard of a Jezail musket until now and find myself intrigued by them. Given the size of my air rifle collection this could be a bad thing!
From my research on here the musket would appear to be a matchlock from the Sind region. There is a thread started by “Fernando” which contains a very similar musket. Hopefully you will find this post useful and any information that you could provide would be appreciated.
The musket had a light colouring of red rust since being stored in the garage. I have given the barrel and lock a light clean with WD40 and a scouring pad.
I understand that valuations are not permitted but correspondence via a private message is acceptable. I have scanned the net to get an idea of potential value but these appear to vary considerably.
Anyway I hope that you enjoy the photos.
Cheers Jack
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