Middle Eastern Flintlock Pistol
Originally from a souk in Marrakech, Morocco. Material made from bone, silver, wood, and iron. Bone and silver make the decorative inlays. The hammer does cock back and comes forward when the trigger is pulled. Individually handmade, there is no markings indicating original maker. Length of the pistol is a total of 15-16 inches.
Souk located in Marrakech, Morocco. Previous owner unknown.
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Dear Christopher,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
The presented object appears to be a flintlock system pistol with an oriental decor. The flintlock of this pistol was highly probably made in Europe and was reused and mounted on new stock. The stock is decorated in a manner how it is common for North African weapons especially Marocco, Tunesia and Algeria. There is a possibility, that this pistol was reconstructed out of used parts for decorative purposes.
This piece is in good condition and there are no serious damages visible.
An estimation would be between 100 to 200 USD.
This estimation is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of comparables. Retail "asking prices" can be higher and vary.
With kind regards,
Georg
Dear Christopher,
you are very welcome.
With kind regards,
Georg
Thank you for the appraisal. I figured after looking at the hammer it was created for decorative purposes. If I am not mistaken, many flintlock weapons were formed of older parts from Europe to be more decorative rather than used as firearms. I got the appraisal to help "tell the story" of one of these weapons. Thank you.