Turkish or Caucasian pistol?

rickystl · 16th June 2018, 08:55 PM

Hi Kubur

No, actually, I agree with you. I should have been more precise when I said Ottoman, and used Ottoman/Turkish. The semi-precious stones and the tiny tear shaped pieces of coral are similar to what you see on their blade handles.
The lock style on your's is typical of the locks used on the horse pistols throughout the Region. Also interesting that all these large, ball butt styles seem to have been made without trigger guards. And the ball butt being a carry over from European wheellock pistols of the 16th Century.
In any case, I agree that the pistol is either of Turkish origin, or built at one of the Balkan gun making centers for a Turkish customer.

Rick

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16th June 2018, 08:55 PM	#5
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,633	Hi Kubur No, actually, I agree with you. I should have been more precise when I said Ottoman, and used Ottoman/Turkish. The semi-precious stones and the tiny tear shaped pieces of coral are similar to what you see on their blade handles. The lock style on your's is typical of the locks used on the horse pistols throughout the Region. Also interesting that all these large, ball butt styles seem to have been made without trigger guards. And the ball butt being a carry over from European wheellock pistols of the 16th Century. In any case, I agree that the pistol is either of Turkish origin, or built at one of the Balkan gun making centers for a Turkish customer. Rick