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Miquelet Lock Carbine

late 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Miquelet lock carbine, the stock set with brass mosaics, the rifled barrel of watered steel, the lock inlaid with engraved brass

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Forged watered steel, engraved brass
Brief description
Miquelet lock carbine, the stock set with brass mosaics, the rifled barrel of watered steel, the lock inlaid with engraved brass, Turkey, late 17th century
Physical description
Miquelet lock carbine, the stock set with brass mosaics, the rifled barrel of watered steel, the lock inlaid with engraved brass
Dimensions
  • Overall length: 90cm
Marks and inscriptions


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Object history
Bought from the collection of Gaston de Saint-Maurice (1831-1905) in 1884. Saint-Maurice displayed his extensive art collection at the 1878 Paris exhibition, in a gallery entitled L'Egypte des Khalifes. This was part of an official sequence of displays celebrating the history of Egypt, presented by the Egyptian state at this international event. Saint-Maurice held a position at the Khedival court, and had lived in Cairo in 1868-1878. Following the exhibition, Saint-Maurice offered his collection for sale to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A).
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Anthony North, An Introduction to Islamic Arms, London 1985, fig. 2b, p.10
Collection
Accession number
971-1884

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Record createdSeptember 19, 2002
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