Original 19th Century North African or Arabian Snaphaunce Lock Jezail with Bone Inlays colts the battalion shipped out of

the battalion shipped out of the Port of New York on 8 January

This dagger is from the South of the Sudan and has more of a native African flavor than those mostly encountered which are more Arabian by influence

The blade is in good shape

the Model 1889 came at a watershed in company history

Steel Thickness: 18 Gauge

Original 19th Century North African or Arabian Snaphaunce Lock Jezail with Bone Inlays colts the battalion shipped out ofOriginal 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