Original Swedish Brass Mounted Flintlock Dragoon Pistol - circa 1780 - 1800 Military Flare Guns there were some unusual circumstances

there were some unusual circumstances where brevet rank carried authority

The curved sabre was originally of Central Asian Turkic in origin from where the style migrated to the Middle East

with the large head used to ram the bullet on to the top of the "chamber" that these rifles featured

The blade body (JI) shows some faint grain (hada)

The Ar is where The Battle of the Bulge occurred in the winter of 1944-45

Original Swedish Brass Mounted Flintlock Dragoon Pistol - circa 1780 - 1800 Military Flare Guns there were some unusual circumstancesOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a lovely late 18th Century flintlock dragoon pistol originating from what we believe is Sweden or elsewhere in Northern Europe, made circa 1780 1800. It is all brass mounted, including the characteristic large Germanic brass side plate, and measures 18 inches in overall length, with a 11 1 2 inch . 68" caliber smoothbore barrel. The only marking to be found is an ornate CROWN over S, faintly stamped onto the lock.