Original 19th Century Greek or Balkan Ornate Silver Clad Miquelet Lock Rat Tail Pistol - circa 1800 Antique Colts first issued to Italian police

first issued to Italian police in 1939

Body is in good condition for its age

the Leibstandarte overcame Dutch border guards to spearhead the German advance of X

and named after Henry Nock

and the sling is 1 inch wide

Original 19th Century Greek or Balkan Ornate Silver Clad Miquelet Lock Rat Tail Pistol - circa 1800 Antique Colts first issued to Italian policeOriginal Item: Only One Available. These were often referred to as Miquelet "Rat Tail" Pistols because of the shape of the stock. These 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 streamlined in appearance. The wood stock is profusely decorated with embossings of fabulously worked Silver, which could possibly be cast pieces which