It is a conundrum, which is why I posted it. The butt is very French style, first half of the 19th C, but there is no provision for a ramrod. The lock is again European in look, but has the serrated face to the frizzen we see on Eastern locks. The trigger is a small one with a curl at the end, just like my other pistol which is without a doubt a Kubure. The barrel is held to the stock by a band, and appears to have been wired to the stock at sometime, as opposed to using barrel lugs and pins.
I think I will have to take it apart and see if I can find more clues, and failing that, post it in the European section. The two things that keep popping up in my mind are, Western made for the Eastern market, or Eastern but made North of the Ottoman Empire.
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