Indo-Arab Matchlock No2

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by Norman McCormick

Hi,
Second of the two matchlocks I got recently. Different stock and barrel profile. Again low grade silver bands with vestiges of silver inlay in the barrel at the back. There is an extra match holder in front of the pan on this one, any particular reason for this? Foresight missing unfortunately. As usual all info and comments please.
Regards,
Norman.

P.S. There is a number or date on the front band a translation would be great.

Great pictures! It looks like a parapet gun off an Indian Fortress ! The script is not arabic but could be Hindi. I never saw two primer pans on a long barrel and suggest this has been a barrel refitted to a different stock perhaps??...