Original Balkan Circa 1820 Brass Clad Miquelet Pistol (Migulet) Antique Long Guns Revolutionary as it was

Revolutionary as it was

Mathews escaped in a post chaise

This is a very nice musket with an outstanding wood stock of very well patterned hardwood

One by one each gun was disassembled

Original Balkan Circa 1820 Brass Clad Miquelet Pistol (Migulet) Antique Long Guns Revolutionary as it wasOriginal 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