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flintlock rifle

Flintlock Rifle. Culture: Caucasian, Kubachi, Dagestan. Dimensions: L. 52 in. (132.08 cm); Cal. .56 in. (14.22 mm). Date: ca. 1800-1850. This rifle was probably made in the Dagestani village of Kubachi, the principal armsmaking center in the Caucasus. The Arabic inscription on the barrel, "Owned by Aba Muslim Khan Shamkhal," and the very high quality of the workmanship suggest that it belonged to a member of the family of the ruling prince (shamkhal).
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Title: flintlock rifle
Caption: Flintlock Rifle. Culture: Caucasian, Kubachi, Dagestan. Dimensions: L. 52 in. (132.08 cm); Cal. .56 in. (14.22 mm). Date: ca. 1800-1850. This rifle was probably made in the Dagestani village of Kubachi, the principal armsmaking center in the Caucasus. The Arabic inscription on the barrel, "Owned by Aba Muslim Khan Shamkhal," and the very high quality of the workmanship suggest that it belonged to a member of the family of the ruling prince (shamkhal).
Technique/material: Steel, silver, niello, gold, ivory
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 4800 × 1748 px | 24.0 MB
Print size: 40.6 × 14.8 cm | 1889.8 × 688.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ANATOMY: BONES • ARMS AND ARMOR • ARMS • ARTILLERY • ASIA • BONE • CAUCASUS • FIREARMS • FIREARMS-GUNS-FLINTLOCK • FLINTLOCKS • GOLD • IRON ALLOY • IRON AND IRON ALLOY • IRON AND STEEL • IRON_AND_STEEL • IVORY • KUBACHI • LOCK • LOCKS • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NIELLOS • RIFLES • SILVER • SNAPHANCES • STEEL INDUSTRY • STEEL • STEEL, SILVER, NIELLO, GOLD, IVORY