Miquelet Rifle

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late 18th century · Steel, wood, ivory, copper alloys, mother-of-pearl, gold, silver, glass paste · Arms and Armor

The miquelet is an early and sturdy form of flintlock popular throughout the Ottoman Empire from the seventeenth into the early twentieth century. Several elaborately decorated guns very similar to this example are still preserved in Istanbul, possibly made for the Ottoman Imperial guard.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 18th century

Medium

Steel, wood, ivory, copper alloys, mother-of-pearl, gold, silver, glass paste

Culture

Turkish

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932