Flintlock musket | McCord Museum

Flintlock musket

Marks or LabelsCanon : 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.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armaments - Firearms

Origin Morocco, Africa

Object Number1974.24.563

DivisionMaterial Culture - Military Objects and Weapons

CollectionStewart

CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)

Status

Not on view

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