Habibullah Khan,15th Emir of Afghanistan(1901-19),gold-inlaid gift percussion rifle,dated 1906 Long eight-groove barrel of Damascus steel in calibre 14 mm with swamped muzzle and fixed rear sight. The top of the muzzle and breech incised with raised arabesque ornaments with well preserved tendril-shaped gold inlay. In front of the breech a two-piece gold-inlaid inscription "From His Majesty Seraj ol Melat Wadin Amir Afghanistan(Habibullah Khan)for Nur Mohd Khan,son of Malek Shahdad Khan of Nejrab,living in the Ghasake valley in Nejrab,given in 1324(=1,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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