THE COLLECTION OF A CALIFORNIAN GENTLEMAN - A MARTINI-HENRY TYPE RIFLE WITH SILVER AND GOLD DECORATIONS

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Interesting, round, rifled, 11 mm cal. barrel (not clearly visible rifling), with short rib at the base and decorated with gold Arabic inscriptions and floral motifs, the rest of the barrel decorated in silver; adjustable rear sight. Iron frame decorated with silver floral motifs. Wooden butt and fore-end of simple workmanship. Muzzle ring with engraved and niello-plated silver band. Iron ramrod. Defects and missing parts. The mechanism needs revision.