19th Century Vietnamese Red Yao Zao Dao Tribal Rifle. Non-functional completely intact flint lock rifle; features ...

19th Century Vietnamese Red Yao Zao Dao Tribal Rifle. Non-functional completely intact flint lock rifle; features hand carved bone inlay; steel barrel; bronze fleur-de-lis floral inlay on the flint lock; bronze trigger guard; hand carved wooden stock. Red 'David Howard Tribal Art' sticker. Circa 1860. {Approximate dimensions: 49 1/4 inches long.}. Parallels: Similar examples are illustrated in ìThe Yao, î page 186, numbers 494-495. Also, a similar example of a Red Zao rifle is illustrated in ìTen Southeast Asian Tribes From Five Countries, î by David Howard page 185, and in the ìPeoples of the Golden Triangle, î by Paul Lewis page 283. Condition: No apparent loss, some restoration, good antique condition. Bone piece to the butt is loose.