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WESTERN BALKANS, HERZEGOVINA OR MONTENEGRO, DATED 1864
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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID LONG GUN (DZEFERDAR)
WESTERN BALKANS, HERZEGOVINA OR MONTENEGRO, DATED 1864
With faceted smooth bore barrel, the stock inlaid with mother-of-pearl panels, some inlaid with red paste, arranged in bands of floral or geometric motifs, the butt, wrist and fore-end with applied copper panels, engraved "Stefano RAGU A ToV 1864", the barrel with three copper rings, with ramrod
39 7/8in. (101.3cm.) long
WESTERN BALKANS, HERZEGOVINA OR MONTENEGRO, DATED 1864
With faceted smooth bore barrel, the stock inlaid with mother-of-pearl panels, some inlaid with red paste, arranged in bands of floral or geometric motifs, the butt, wrist and fore-end with applied copper panels, engraved "Stefano RAGU A ToV 1864", the barrel with three copper rings, with ramrod
39 7/8in. (101.3cm.) long
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