A rare Ottoman ivory-inlaid flintlock pistol, Turkey, 17th century with tapering eight-sided iron barrel struck with crowned initials 'B,B' and cut with the mark 'MADRIT' between fleur-de-lys, the iron lock grooved, ridged and cut with crescent and scrolls, the steel trigger-guard pierced with lozenge and leaf motifs, the carved and ivory-inlaid wood stock with faceted grip mounted with plain undecorated copper plates flanked by cintamani designs in khatamkari technique with small brass pins, ivory plaques and green- and black-stained wood insets, the faceted ivory butt-end decorated en-suite, the wood ramrod with bone endpiece 40cm.
A rare Ottoman ivory-inlaid flintlock pistol, Turkey, 17th century with tapering eight-sided iron barrel struck with crowned initials 'B,B' and cut with the mark 'MADRIT' between fleur-de-lys, the iron lock grooved, ridged and cut with crescent and scrolls, the steel trigger-guard pierced with lozenge and leaf motifs, the carved and ivory-inlaid wood stock with faceted grip mounted with plain undecorated copper plates flanked by cintamani designs in khatamkari technique with small brass pins, ivory plaques and green- and black-stained wood insets, the faceted ivory butt-end decorated en-suite, the wood ramrod with bone endpiece 40cm.
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