Gun
17th century (made), 1703-1730 (made)
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The gun has an Ottoman version of a miquelet lock, with damascening in gold. The butt of the stock is ivory, and there is a band of crudely engraved brass (clearly a replacement) between two bands of mother of pearl (now damaged). The stock is inlaid with mosaic, and there are fine mounts of engraved silver stamped with the tuğra of Sultan Ahmed III. The rifled barrel of watered steel overlaid in gold with a couplet in Ottoman Turkish. The barrel bears the signature of the maker, Ahmed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Steel with gold decoration, wood with ivory, brass, silver and mother-of-pearl fittings. |
| Brief description | Gun with a miquelet lock ; the wooden stock with ivory, mother of pearl, copper alloy and engraved silver; the rifled barrel of watered steel overlaid in gold; Turkish, 17th century, the silver mounts dated 1703-1730. |
| Physical description | The gun has an Ottoman version of a miquelet lock, with damascening in gold. The butt of the stock is ivory, and there is a band of crudely engraved brass (clearly a replacement) between two bands of mother of pearl (now damaged). The stock is inlaid with mosaic, and there are fine mounts of engraved silver stamped with the tuğra of Sultan Ahmed III. The rifled barrel of watered steel overlaid in gold with a couplet in Ottoman Turkish. The barrel bears the signature of the maker, Ahmed. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Anthony North, An Introduction to Islamic Arms, London 1985, fig. 4a, p.11 |
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| Accession number | M.49-1946 |
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| Record created | September 19, 2002 |
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