Original Belgian Flintlock Naval Pistol Converted to Percussion circa 1810 - 1820 - Liège Marked Hotchkiss MG tripod mounted

tripod mounted

These were often referred to as Miquelet "Rat Tail" Pistols because of the shape of the stock

so the lands are not very prominent

well in time for the ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

and would be passed down in the family for generations

Original Belgian Flintlock Naval Pistol Converted to Percussion circa 1810 - 1820 - Liège Marked Hotchkiss MG tripod mountedOriginal Item: Only one Available. This type of Pistol was manufactured in Belgium, which was under Napoleon Bonaparte's control until 1814. Production continued after the battle of Waterloo in 1815 and very possibly into the 1820's. Belgium was an Industrial powerhouse, with its great capacity coming from the City of Lige, where gun making was a key industry, and would end up supplying Military Weapons all over Europe after Belgian Independence in