Original 19th Century Balkan Brass Clad Miquelet Lock Rat Tail "Pirate" Pistol - circa 1820 - 1850 Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly its action in the cut

its action in the cut has been compared to a modern bacon slicer

One example is missing some screws and the battery compartment locking bolt

Previously the Inniskillings had fought in the Peninsula Wars and at Waterloo and they went on to see extensive service in both WW1 and WW2

The banana shaped lock with without a frizzen support bar

with some officer appointments on the interior

Original 19th Century Balkan Brass Clad Miquelet Lock Rat Tail "Pirate" Pistol - circa 1820 - 1850 Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly its action in the cutOriginal Item: Only One Available. These were often referred to as Miquelet "Rat Tail" Pistols because of the shape of the stock. These were the traditional muzzle loading pistol of the Balkans and Greece in the early to mid 1800s. Designed to be worn in a sash around one's waist, the weapon is very streamlined in appearance. The stock on this example is almost entirely clad in lovely embossed and engraved sheet brass. The Miquelet ignition system is