Ottoman Balkan Miquelet muskets

[rickystl]

Originally Posted by Kubur

I'm shared on this one.
Like Rick, I have seen many tufek with short butts.
And I have no problem with that.
My problem is the bone butt cap, it looks more recent to me and badly cut.
I think it's a replacement.
I post mine and the funny thing is the last barrel band.
They reused an old engraving of a ship, most probably from Ottoman naval forces.

Hi Kubur.

The butt cap may indeed be a later replacemnt. It does seem a bit crude and not up to the typical standard.
That barrel band is interesting. They usually have just a small amount of generic decoration. It does look like the band may have been made from from a brass piece that was originally used with something else. Very neat.

By the way. In your travels, have you ever seen those small, round, brass mosaic pieces for sale anywhere ?

Rick