Original 19th Century Balkan Embossed Brass Clad Flintlock Mediterranean "Pirate" Pistol - circa 1820 British Bayonets the blade is still sharp

the blade is still sharp and has  just a few small areas of oxidation and scuffing

the Battalion of the East and the Battalion of the West

and operating number on the left side:

and a perfect item for any Great War Collector

here and there through a million nameless burgs

Original 19th Century Balkan Embossed Brass Clad Flintlock Mediterranean "Pirate" Pistol - circa 1820 British Bayonets the blade is still sharpOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very typical Balkan style flintlock pistol from the early 19th century, as often used by the Barbary and Aegean pirates of the Mediterranean. The stock on this example is almost entirely clad in lovely embossed and engraved sheet brass. Only around the lock and barrel can the underlying wooden stock still be seen. This is a particularly nice example retaining ALL its brass cladding, all complete and simply