Two Ottoman Kubur Flintlock Pistols | Freeman's

Two Ottoman Kubur Flintlock Pistols

1) .63 caliber. 13.5" pinned swamped octagon to round barrel. SN: 2. Bright finish, brass mountings and decorations, hardwood stock. Single shot flintlock muzzleloading smoothbore Ottoman holster pistol. Flint lock with broken tumbler and missing the cock, with the typical Ottoman grooved frizzen. Decorated in typical fashion with floral relief patterns on the barrel, a raised carved apron around the breech plug tang and numerous small brass embellishments in the stock. Wood ramrod is an incorrect replacement.
2) .58 caliber. 11" two-stage pinned octagon to round barrel that is slightly swamped at the muzzle. SN: NSN. Bright finish, iron and German silver mountings and decorations, hardwood stock. Single shot flintlock muzzleloading smoothbore Ottoman holster pistol. Flint lock with swan neck cock that may be a replacement, a replaced cock screw and without the typical Ottoman grooved frizzen. Decorated in typical fashion with coral inlaid into the stock as well as brass wire inlay. Barrel with false British style proof mark. Includes a false ramrod, typical of Ottoman manufacture.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Both about fair to good. Both bores heavily rusted and pitted. Metal moderate oxidized and pitted on both guns. One pistol with broken lock. Other remains functional. Both show moderate stock wear, with one gun missing some wood near the muzzle and where the bone forend cap is damaged and both showing numerous bumps, dings and mars.

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