Ottoman flintlock

[fernando]

Originally Posted by survtech

... Another image is of the poor soldier who, after loading his pistol, gets shot as he tries to figure out how the captive ramrod fits back into the pistol.

A bit of a tricky procedure indeed; every other time i tried to do it myself, hesitation took place .

[Norman McCormick]

Hi,
My only example of a suma is a utilitarian Ottoman military combination of rod and powder flask early 19thC. Pictured is also an illustration of same from the book Description of Egypt.
Regards,
Norman.


P.S. A very fine pair of pistols you had.

[survtech]

Originally Posted by Norman McCormick

Hi,
My only example of a suma is a utilitarian Ottoman military combination of rod and powder flask early 19thC. Pictured is also an illustration of same from the book Description of Egypt.
Regards,
Norman.


P.S. A very fine pair of pistols you had.

Thanks Norman, and thanks for the photo, Sumas could become the focus of a whole new genre of collecting.