An afghan jezail or north african rifle?

francantolin · 18th January 2025, 05:30 PM

Good day dear members,
here is an Afghan rifle I think.
Maybe just a decoration wallhanger with a lot of mother of pearl and brass decorations but with an heavy octagonal barrel.
The price was reasonable so I let myself be tempted.
I read the problem of our friend with his english riflegun but I still decided to buy it.
Nice baby not long 1 m 05 cm but weight of 3.0 kg
I would like to repair it and clean it a little,
the loading mechanism works but the plate moves ,
There is no punch which is not necessarily a bad thing given the number of false punch on Afghan reproductions ...
it is perhaps an assembly made from old parts as they often did in Afghanistan to make a decorative model barrel and plate seems to match.
could we say 19th century ?

18th January 2025, 05:30 PM	#1
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 924	An afghan jezail or north african rifle? Good day dear members, here is an Afghan rifle I think. Maybe just a decoration wallhanger with a lot of mother of pearl and brass decorations but with an heavy octagonal barrel. The price was reasonable so I let myself be tempted. I read the problem of our friend with his english riflegun but I still decided to buy it. Nice baby not long 1 m 05 cm but weight of 3.0 kg I would like to repair it and clean it a little, the loading mechanism works but the plate moves , There is no punch which is not necessarily a bad thing given the number of false punch on Afghan reproductions ... it is perhaps an assembly made from old parts as they often did in Afghanistan to make a decorative model barrel and plate seems to match. could we say 19th century ? Attached Images