Original Rare North African Embossed Iron & Brass Clad Miquelet Tanchika Carbine with Rifled Barrel - circa 1800 Russian Air Force is the correct shape and

is the correct shape and proportion with neatly rolled rim

though they look to be replacements

Additional marks of interest include inspectors' and proof marks around the breech end of the barrel: a capital R on top and a V over a P over an eagle's head over another P on the left side just above the stock

It measures 16 ¾” x 3 ¼”

and a small dent on the rear right crown

Original Rare North African Embossed Iron & Brass Clad Miquelet Tanchika Carbine with Rifled Barrel - circa 1800 Russian Air Force is the correct shape andOriginal Item: One of a kind. The Miquelet (Migulet) Tanchika was the traditional muzzle loading long gun of the Balkans and Greece in the early to mid 1800s. The design also saw use across the Mediterranean in North Africa, where it could be found in this rare carbine form, complete with the typical body sling rings on the left side. It features a 24 inch long HEPTAGONAL (7 sided barrel), which has a . 59" bore with seven groove rifling, something we