ORIENTAL FLINTLOCK IN THE FRENCH STYLE

TVV · 14th February 2012, 12:11 AM

My guess would be Ottoman marks, perhaps from the Tufekhane in Istanbul, where a lot of European imported arms for the Ottoman Empire were repaired and refitted. After all, in the first half of the 19th century, while the flintlock mechanism was still not replaced by percussion locks, only the Ottomans and Egypt (nominally part of the Ottoman Empire) were maintaining standing armies trained and armed in Western fashion.
Regards,
Teodor

14th February 2012, 12:11 AM	#4
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,623	My guess would be Ottoman marks, perhaps from the Tufekhane in Istanbul, where a lot of European imported arms for the Ottoman Empire were repaired and refitted. After all, in the first half of the 19th century, while the flintlock mechanism was still not replaced by percussion locks, only the Ottomans and Egypt (nominally part of the Ottoman Empire) were maintaining standing armies trained and armed in Western fashion. Regards, Teodor