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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.
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Title: Miquelet Rifle
Date: late 18th century
Culture: Turkish
Medium: Steel, wood, ivory, copper alloys, mother-of-pearl, gold, silver, glass paste
Dimensions:
L. 60 3/4 in. (154.31 cm); L. barrel 47 in. (119.4 cm); Cal. .48 in. (12.0 mm); Wt. 10 lb. 12 oz. (4862 g)
Classification: Firearms-Guns-Miquelet
Credit Line: The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932
Accession Number: 32.75.270
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