Turkish Pistol ?

[rickystl]

Originally Posted by TVV

Very nice pistol, in really good shape, congratulations. While it is obviously Ottoman, what makes you think that it was made/assembled in Asia Minor as opposed to the Balkans?
Regards,
Teodor

Hi Teodor!! Thanks for the kind comments. Of course I can't say for sure it was not made in the Balkans. The design of the butt and cap, and especially the trigger guard design looks almost identical to other Turkish made pistols I've seen/held.
The Balkan pistols (made for the Turkish Market) have a distinctive, larger butt cap area on every one I've seen (over a hundered). Below is a typical Balkan made pistol. Notice the large style butt section.
All the pistols that I have seen that could be verified as Turkish made, have the slightly smaller butt with a slightly more pronounced curve.
Again, this is just my opinion. Thanks again for your comments. Rick.