Original 19th Century Ottoman Silver Inlaid Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol with Rifle-Style Stock - circa 1800 British Flare Guns Contractor marked

Contractor marked

Basically this was all because of the renowned commercial artist JOHN GILROY

but we cannot see the entire marking due to the tightness of the cover

It smashed across the Herne Canal and reached the Ruhr River early in April

Although ungainly looking

Original 19th Century Ottoman Silver Inlaid Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol with Rifle-Style Stock - circa 1800 British Flare Guns Contractor markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This comes from an old U. S. Collection formed in the 1950's and 1960's that we have just received, and is basically untouched from 50 years in storage. Dating from about 1800, this is a flintlock blunderbuss pistol from the Ottoman Empire, which was based in Constantinople in what is today known as Turkey. At the time the empire ruled over the majority of the Islamic world. The overall length of this blunderbuss