Kariophili

Kariophili

Rasak Musket

Kariofili

Musket

Weapon

Gun

Greece

Greek War of Independance

Greek Revolution

Made of several parts imported to, assembled in, and decorated in Greece. Rasak-type wood buttstock overlaid with silver decorations. Imported flintlock; maker’s mark illegible, not fully functional. Imported .57 caliber smoothbore barrel, maker unknown (likely marked on underside of barrel). Made of iron inlaid with silver and gold, dragon’s head muzzle. Wood forestock, covered with brass bands and finishings. Missing ramrod. Decorations are typical Greek styling of the period.

Lisanby Museum, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Greece

c. 1820

Held by Madison Art Collection, JMU

Greece

Bresica, Italy

The Arms of Greece and her Balkan Neighbors in the Ottoman Period by Robert Elgood (Thames & Hudson, 2009)

National History Museum, Athens

Caliber: .57in (14.57mm)

Overall length: 56in (143cm)

Barrel length: 42in (107mm)

Iron smoothbore barrel, gilded with silver and gold

Iron flintlock

Brass plating and bands

Silver finishings on stock

2004.1.21

Missing ramrod