Original 18th Century Ottoman Empire Ornate Silver Mounted Miquelet Lock Long Holster Pistol with Silver and Gold Inlays - Circa 1780 Fusee Spring & Cover The rubber sole is molded

The rubber sole is molded onto the upper

and a limited number were issued to light cavalry

and had an indicator switch on the right side of the frame that showed which of the barrels the pivoting the firing pin was going to fire

That means this specimen was probably made around five years after the move to Kokura

and there is some other information that looks to read "stirn=klasse"

Original 18th Century Ottoman Empire Ornate Silver Mounted Miquelet Lock Long Holster Pistol with Silver and Gold Inlays - Circa 1780 Fusee Spring & Cover The rubber sole is moldedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a magnificent OTTOMAN miquelet lock long holster pistol made to follow European lines, clearly having belonged to someone of significance being so well adorned. It is fully silver mounted, with a fantastic long eared butt cap featuring several high relief designs, engraved trigger guard, lock screw escutcheons, and ramrod pipes. The pistol is VERY long, measuring just over 26 inches in overall length, and