A flintlock Tufenk, Impero Ottomano, Anatolia, inizio XIX Sec. - Ottoman Empire, Anatolia, early 19th Century

Damascus steel octagonal rifled barrel in circa 13mm calibre, embellished with silver damascening about the breech and muzzle, steel retaining bands are further decorated, Morlach lock decorated with swirl and floral motifs; striated woodstock magisterially heightened with bone and mother-of-pearl inserts, pointillé motifs and silver and brass circles. The weapon is in excellent condition, of fine quality and with only minor defects.