Original 18th Century Balkan Miquelet Lock Rat Tail Pistol with Leather Lock Protector - circa 1750 Russian Machine Guns Samurai acquired European armour including

Samurai acquired European armour including the cuirass and comb morion which they modified and combined with domestic armour as it provided better protection from the newly introduced matchlock muskets known as Tanegashima

was also produced

with a full rectangular cross section forward of the cockpit

Holsters by this maker are very rare

and Schaper's name and unit written in ink on the interior of the waistband: Lt

Original 18th Century Balkan Miquelet Lock Rat Tail Pistol with Leather Lock Protector - circa 1750 Russian Machine Guns Samurai acquired European armour includingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This type of pistol is often referred to as a Miquelet "Rat Tail" Pistol, 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. It has some ornate brass fittings on the grip and the tail, but otherwise the wood stock is exposed, and quite