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Flintlock musket
Trademark
De traite
MarkingsCanon : plusieurs inscriptions en arabe en incluant "Dieu et grand", "Dieu est genereux" et les phrases destinées à la benediction, et la consecration de l'arme à la protection de chez soi et l'ouverture (Islamisation) de la terre voisine, une phrase de la sourate Al Baqarah (La Vache), "Alors Allah te suffira contre eux. Il est l'Audient, l'Omniscient" (à la geuele), poinçon non-identifié; poignet : Mohamet El Hajj Ruiz, en arabe
Period
18e siècle
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel, iron, argentan, gold, silver, steel; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Barrel: 138 cm (54 5/16 in.)
Width: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.)
Length: 172 cm (67 11/16 in.)
Weight: 3.5 kg (7.7 lb.)
Origin
Morocco, Africa
Object Number1974.24.563
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
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