Original North African or Arabian Heavily Decoratively Inlaid Snaphaunce Lock Jezail - Circa 1820 Japanese Army the air-cooled AN/M2 was fitted

the air-cooled AN/M2 was fitted with a substantially lighter 36-inch (91 cm) length barrel

missing main body enamel insert

The weapon is 51" overall length

extremely interesting

Original North African or Arabian Heavily Decoratively Inlaid Snaphaunce Lock Jezail - Circa 1820 Japanese Army the air-cooled AN/M2 was fittedOriginal Item: One of a Kind. The Jezail (sometimes Jezzail from the Arabic) is a simple, cost efficient and typically handmade muzzle loading long arm commonly used in the Middle East region in the past. These were all highly personalized, so no two were alike. They were often made with locally available locks, so it was common to see locks on these that were of varied origin. This example is all locally made, and probably originates from anywhere