Original Rare North African Embossed Iron & Brass Clad Miquelet Tanchika Carbine with Rifled Barrel - circa 1800 French Flags but did not replace the

but did not replace the standard issue muzzle-loading rifled muskets in use at the time

It has additional Swiss proof mark stampings

We have seen these described as both "Pioneer Machetes" and "Officer's Swords"

Mauser GEW98 and Mauser K98K in number produced

carrying up to 12 million passengers (1913)

Original Rare North African Embossed Iron & Brass Clad Miquelet Tanchika Carbine with Rifled Barrel - circa 1800 French Flags but did not replace theOriginal Item: One of a kind. The Miquelet (Migulet) Tanchika was the traditional muzzle loading long gun of the Balkans and Greece in the early to mid 1800s. The design also saw use across the Mediterranean in North Africa, where it could be found in this rare carbine form, complete with the typical body sling rings on the left side. It features a 24 inch long HEPTAGONAL (7 sided barrel), which has a . 59" bore with seven groove rifling, something we