Original 18th Century Ottoman Engraved Flintlock Holster Pistol with Damascus Barrel - circa 1790 Accessories The shell chin strap is

The shell chin strap is absent

It still has a lot of the original silvering

horseshoe pits

these are nearly unreadable due to years of polishing (Mess display

and still has a good amount of the original dark color frosting

Original 18th Century Ottoman Engraved Flintlock Holster Pistol with Damascus Barrel - circa 1790 Accessories The shell chin strap isOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here is a very typical Ottoman Pirate Pistol used by the Barbary Pirates who caused such havoc in the Mediterranean Sea in the early 1800s. It was actually the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps that landed at Tripoli in what is now Libya and defeated the local Bey, much to the delight of the European Nations and North African Countries who had suffered the Pirate scourge. Beautifully executed in very nice condition with