Good Classic Caucasian Ball Butt Migulet Holster Pistol Circa 1835.
Action: | Miquelet Flintlock |
Caliber: | .50 |
Overall Length: | 18 1/2" (approx.) |
Barrel Length: | 12 1/2" (approx.) |
*Condition: | Very Good (please refer to photographs) |
Stock No: | 001600 |
A Good Classic Caucasian Ball Butt Migulet Holster Pistol Circa 1835. 12 and 1/2 inch Damascus smoothbore barrel with cannon muzzle. 50 caliber.
Barrel with gilt lined sunken maker’s poincon at breech. Plain patilla style lock with the same maker’s poincon.
Black Morocco leather covered wood fullstock in the traditional Caucasian style with silver and niello overlay. Elaborate silver and niello front muzzle band. Backstrap with extremely fine quality niello inlaid silverwork and the artist’s name in niello Arabic calligraphy. Ball trigger and original finely shaped morse ivory ball pommel ending in a silver disc and silver lanyard ring.
Action is good on half and full cock with the usual powerful migulet mainspring. Condition of steel parts rates good to very good. Leather covering is worn. Ivory ball displays superb honey patina with minor age cracks that only serve to enhance the appearance of its age. One silver panel an old and well executed replacement.
18 and 1/2 inches overall. An attractive example of this sought after type.
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