PAIR OF OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOLS WITH KUBURLUK, OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 18th C. PISTOLEN. Rare pair of Ottoman

PAIR OF OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOLS WITH KUBURLUK, OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 18th C. PISTOLEN.
Rare pair of Ottoman flintlock kubur (holster pistols) and kuburluk (holster),18th c.
Lock with S bended hammer decorated with stars, probably French or imitating French. Steel side plate signed in lower part IOIIIOII, in back part: half-moon with stars around. Butt finished with decorated steel cup, gilt central motive. Wooden parts inlaid with engraved steel mounts – originally gilt, but gold layer survived in several places only. Pair with an original holster (kuburluk) for two pistols, for hanging at the saddle. Made of brown leather coated on the outside with a cloth embroidered with silver, metal thread.
Dimensions: total length – 465 mm, barrel – 305 mm, caliber – 16 mm. Holster – 360 x 250 mm.
Condition report: very good condition, minor marks and scratches, particularly on wood. Holster in good condition for the age, without serious damages, colors faded.
Notices: with Dr. Wlodzimierz Kwa?wiewicz’s expertise (author of numerous books about arms, founder and longtime director of the Military Museum in ZIelona Góra, Poland). One of Kwasniewicz’s books will be obviously given to the winner of lot 028.



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