I searched around a little on the internet and found that these are possibly still being crafted today. Sometimes the locals try to pass them off as an authentic historical piece. Most I have seen on the internet (googling "tourist flintlock") cannot (and should not!) be fired.
From the forum:
North African made piece for tourists. It's even cruder than the ones made in Afghanistan.
I agree that it represents the kind of gun sold in several of the North African countries. They are pretty good at working with wood and sheet metal but often have only a rough idea of how to do heavy metal work. The guns were never intended to be fired and are for looks only. They make a pretty nice souvenir to bring back from a vacation in that part of the world.
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