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Originally Posted by Kubur
Hi Rick,
Another nice pistol: The lock is splendid.
I guess you bought it for the lock.
As far I know there is no trigger guard on this kind of pistol.
It's a kind of Balkanic pistol, a rat tail with wooden stock.
I have seen several like this.
Best,
Kubur
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Hi Kubur.
Thanks. You're right. The lock is what I was most interested in. I remember when I first viewed this gun from just 3-4 poor quality photos, I thought maybe it was a tourist item that someone added a nice lock to latter. But the asking price was low enough that it was worth the purchase just to get the lock off it for my lock collection. But after receiving it I realized it had a good quality barrel. And I couldn't believe it still had all the silver and brass wire intact on the stock. And the wire was inlayed nicely, not like the tourist items. I guess the somewhat crude shaping of the grip with an oversized lock makes it look somewhat thrown together. LOL. Now that I think about it, this was the first Mid-East type gun I made into a shooter. (The dark side was controlling me at the time LOL). Well, it isn't the first or last Balkan made gun we've seen with a real mix of styling cultures. LOL Even the forend of the stock is done more in the Caucasian manner.
Rick.