Original Ottoman Flintlock Blunderbuss "Pirate" Pistol named to Privateer Robert Surcouf with Wire Inlaid Stock c. 1800 MP 40 which sometimes prevents the pistol

which sometimes prevents the pistol from holding at full cock or firing

but looks to have been cleaned multiple times

and it has serial number 8037c above the trigger guard and on the barrel

Its real purpose in combat was to show the soldiers "on the line" where their commander was in all the smoke and confusion

The bore is 4 inches in diameter which designates this as an eight pounder (8-pounder)

Original Ottoman Flintlock Blunderbuss "Pirate" Pistol named to Privateer Robert Surcouf with Wire Inlaid Stock c. 1800 MP 40 which sometimes prevents the pistolOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Here we have a lovely Ottoman "Pirate Style" flintlock blunderbuss pistol, very much of the type used by late 18th and early 19th century pirates in the Mediterranean Sea area. Styled like a very short rifle, it features a very compact stock profusely inlaid with silver wire. The mounts of trigger guard, side plate and butt plate are all of iron as is the short wide mouthed iron barrel, which has some engraved and