Eastern European "rat-tail" miquelet pistol, early 1800s. 875 grams, 20" long. Distinctive and beautifully decorated pistol of Albanian origin from the Ottoman Empire period and used around the Mediterranean by corsairs and pirates, complete with engraved lock with touch mark, all-brass stock with elaborate decorations and silver decorative mounts, steel ramrod tightly in place, all in very good cleaned condition with lock in need of adjustment. With photo-certificate.
Estimate: $600 - 900