A TURKISH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL with three-stage barrel profusely encrusted with gold scrollwork, foliage and trophies of arms (minor losses), the forward section with four panels of gold Persian verses in naskhi script, gold-encrusted dated tang incorporating the back-sight, rounded lock and cock encusted with gold trophies of arms, gold-encrusted pan and steel, moulded walnut full stock inlaid with pierced silver panels engraved with foliage, silver mounts including pierced scroll side-plate and escutcheon, spurred pommel with grotesque mask cap, engraved muzzle-band incorporating the fore-sight, turned silver ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrod, dated 1224 for 1810 A.D.