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Rare and ornate Turkish miquelet horseman’s size blunderbuss

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,250.00 USD
Rare and ornate Turkish miquelet horseman’s size blunderbuss
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carbine with elliptical barrel, gold damascened decoration, inlaid stock, engraved barrel and in near fine condition circa 19th century. The pistol/carbine measures 30” overall with a 22” barrel that measures 1 ¾” across mouth by ¾” in height. The lock shows quality gold damascene scrolls matching to the tang and there is a small maker’s cartouche upon the lock. The richly fiddleback tripped stock is bone inlaid with brass studs and small disks typical of topcoppi and Turkish gunsmiths. The barrel is nicely scroll engraved 10” forward of the breech and the muzzle is deeply engraved in a mid-eastern floral pattern. The condition is very good plus to near fine and it is the best of its type we have encountered in more than a decade!! (Antique) Est.: $2,500-$5,000