Original Italian Miquelet Lock Overcoat Pistol with Flame Figured Stock - circa 1800 Category_Spade Grip Assembly Gas Operated Semi/Full Auto

Gas Operated Semi/Full Auto

The public relations gimmick of forming a platoon of women recruited from the same area and sending them to training as a unit caught on quickly and on 10 November

This was more than likely used as a presentation type for the board conducting research and a replacement

or may have wanted a more nimble saber for use on horseback

Original Italian Miquelet Lock Overcoat Pistol with Flame Figured Stock - circa 1800 Category_Spade Grip Assembly Gas Operated Semi/Full AutoOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely Italian Overcoat pistol from the very early 19th century, made with a traditional MIQUELET lock, a predecessor alternative to the standard flint lock design in use throughout most of Europe. All brass fitted, it is quite well decorated, with engraved or embossed designs on most of the fittings, and it has a beautiful flame figured wood stock. The barrel is held in place with a tang screw and pins