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AUCTION 50: ANTIQUE MILITARIA, FALL 2024
Lot 423:
A 19th-century Turkish single-shot flintlock pistol with silver inlay and brass mounted. The handle is slightly curved with a brass rounded pommel. The pommel displays a coiled floral motif and is held in place by a single nail. The wood stock is heavily carved with deep ridges and subtle etchings featuring spiral and wavy lines as well as symbols of the sun, a star, and symmetrical outlines. The brass plating near the breech depicts a scene possibly of hunting, given the representation of creatures and humanoid figures with weapons. The barrel, hammer, lock plate, and frizzen are all etched following the same leafy floral motif. The barrel is held to the stock with a wire threading and features a dummy ramrod.
Bore: 16mm
Turkey, 19th Century.
L: 19 in., (48 cm.)
Condition: Good overall. Missing trigger guard. Signs of age and wear throughout. Metal rusted throughout. Locking and trigger mechanisms are extremely stiff.
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