Original Balkan Circa 1820 Brass Clad Miquelet Pistol (Migulet) Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts He died in 1804

He died in 1804

from overflowing emotions

all those had been used up

With the availability of large quantities of surplus rifles

a flint knapping hammer

Original Balkan Circa 1820 Brass Clad Miquelet Pistol (Migulet) Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts He died in 1804Original Item: One of a kind. These were often referred to as Migulet "Rat Tail" Pistols because of the shape of the stock. They 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 streamline in appearance. The brass covered a wood stock and is profusely decorated with engravings, embossing and low grade silver inlays. The Migulet or