Original 19th Century Balkan Brass Clad Miquelet Lock Rat Tail "Pirate" Pistol - circa 1820 - 1850 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia This is an excellent condition

This is an excellent condition example of a German WWII Heer Army Artillery Officer's M38 overseas cap (Schiffchen)

The Gewehr 98 replaced the earlier Gewehr 1888 rifle as the German service rifle

probably above 90%

HMS Mars was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy

Code S / 178

Original 19th Century Balkan Brass Clad Miquelet Lock Rat Tail "Pirate" Pistol - circa 1820 - 1850 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia This is an excellent conditionOriginal Item: Only One Available. These were often referred to as Miquelet "Rat Tail" Pistols because of the shape of the stock. These were the traditional muzzle loading pistol of the Balkans and Greece in the early to mid 1800s. Designed to be worn in a sash around one's waist, the weapon is very streamlined in appearance. The stock on this example is almost entirely clad in lovely embossed and engraved sheet brass. The Miquelet ignition system is