Original Caucasus Ball Butt Flintlock Pistol Circa 1820 Hotchkiss .303 the equipment is disassembled and

the equipment is disassembled and carried in a wooden case

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Length: 14 inches

Original Caucasus Ball Butt Flintlock Pistol Circa 1820 Hotchkiss .303 the equipment is disassembled andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a most interesting Middle Eastern Flintlock Pistol. Circa 1820 from the Black Sea region, or possibly from the Northern side, as indicated by the ball shaped butt. The wood stock is profusely inlaid with horn (stag?) slivers. There is no accommodation for either a ramrod or trigger guard which together with the ball butt indicates a Cossack influence. It appears that this pistol fell into the hands of the