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Old 9th November 2017, 06:12 PM   #1
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Default Gold Embellished Flintlock Pistol for id.

Gold Embellished Flintlock Pistol for id.
I did not find the same type in books by Robert Elgood ,could it be made for the Turkish maket ?
Any comment on it would be welcome.
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Old 9th November 2017, 06:44 PM   #2
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The zig zag pattern and pin method of laying in the silver wire on wood is very much the Turkish mark I compare other aspects to a pair of Flintlocks sold at auction recently . The plate work is similar at the muzzle and the trigger looks similar...From http://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2623M/lots/721
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Old 10th November 2017, 01:48 AM   #3
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Gold Embellished Flintlock Pistol for id.
I did not find the same type in books by Robert Elgood ,could it be made for the Turkish maket ?
Any comment on it would be welcome.
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Your pistol is Turkish, not from the Balkan, not from North Africa.
For sure 100 % Turkish Ottoman of course probably with European parts (lock, barrel and maybe stock)
Its a beauty!
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Old 10th November 2017, 11:48 AM   #4
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Hi
Your pistol is Turkish, not from the Balkan, not from North Africa.
For sure 100 % Turkish Ottoman of course probably with European parts (lock, barrel and maybe stock)
Its a beauty!
Hi Kubur
Thank you for your comment.
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Old 10th November 2017, 04:37 PM   #5
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At least the very ornated sideplate the material of which differs much from the other mounts is probably a French attribution. See the the fotos of very similar examples of sideplates of French gunmakers GIRAUD, LAMOTTE and TEZENAS, all working iin the years about 1750/60.
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Old 17th November 2017, 03:20 PM   #6
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Hi Cerjak

WOW!!! Another really nice pistol. I agree with Kubur. To me, this pistol has Ottoman all over it. The lock style/work on this one is really attractive. The gun appears all complete and in good condition. A really nice find and addition.
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Old 17th November 2017, 03:27 PM   #7
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At least the very ornated sideplate the material of which differs much from the other mounts is probably a French attribution. See the the fotos of very similar examples of sideplates of French gunmakers GIRAUD, LAMOTTE and TEZENAS, all working iin the years about 1750/60.
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Yes, it is interesting that many of these Eastern pistols immitated styling cues from French pistols of the first half of the 18th Century. And that styling seemed to remain popular for a long time.

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Old 17th November 2017, 03:54 PM   #8
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Thank you rick for your kind comment.
PS on the lock A: MOR Any idea about the signification ?
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Old 18th November 2017, 01:32 PM   #9
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Hi Cerjak

Hmmmm Sorry. I have no idea on that lock signature. Either the lock maker, the assembler of the pistol, or even the customer/owner.
Occassionally you will find English or other European script on these guns just added at some point in the assembly to give the gun a perceived added value.
But the letters on this one look intentional. So I'm going to guess it's the lock maker, due to the high quality of the lock.

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