Original Ottoman Flintlock Blunderbuss "Pirate" Pistol named to Privateer Robert Surcouf with Wire Inlaid Stock c. 1800 MP 40 Its real purpose in combat

Its real purpose in combat was to show the soldiers "on the line" where their commander was in all the smoke and confusion

continuing to present day

with the rest now oxidized

with the officers being mustered into service on the 19th and the enlisted men on the 30th

which sometimes prevents the pistol from holding at full cock or firing

Original Ottoman Flintlock Blunderbuss "Pirate" Pistol named to Privateer Robert Surcouf with Wire Inlaid Stock c. 1800 MP 40 Its real purpose in combatOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Here we have a lovely Ottoman "Pirate Style" flintlock blunderbuss pistol, very much of the type used by late 18th and early 19th century pirates in the Mediterranean Sea area. Styled like a very short rifle, it features a very compact stock profusely inlaid with silver wire. The mounts of trigger guard, side plate and butt plate are all of iron as is the short wide mouthed iron barrel, which has some engraved and