Ottoman pistol Balkans, circa 1800, Ottoman Empire... Lot 14

Ottoman pistol Balkans, circa 1800, Ottoman Empire Length : 54 cm The stock and barrel of this miquelet pistol are entirely covered with finely chased silver with a rich decoration of vegetal and floral motifs. The barrel has brass inlaid pellets, some of which are now illegible stamps. See : Elgood R. (1995), Firearms of the Islamic World in the Tarek Rajab Museum, Kuwait, London / New York: I.B. Tauris Publishers, p.94.