Rock pistol, Europe, circa 1750.

gun length 498 mm, weight 1140 g, caliber 16 mm

L u f a steel barrel, slightly tapering towards the exit, chamfered in the bottom part. Attached to the stock: with cotter pins to the bed and with a bolt on the pigtail to the flask. Z a m e k of the French type, the mechanism in working order. O s s a d a - bed and flask - from a uniform piece of walnut wood. Relief floral decoration on the bed and flask. On the back of the flask openwork brass application. The space between the whiskers of the hood covered with an arabesque inlay, formed of silver thread and small circles. The product is probably French, intended for the 18th century Ottoman Empire. Arms with European characteristics. The rich ornamentation, imitation of a buckler are features of Turkish weapons.
state of preservation: 4/4/4