Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha

Balkan

late 18th–early 19th century

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Title: Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Balkan
Medium: Steel, wood, silver, horn, brass, bone, mother-of-pearl, paste ivory, coral
Dimensions: L. 66 1/2 in. (168.9 cm)
Classification: Firearms-Guns
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold, Mrs. William Sloane and John Sloane, 1943
Object Number: 43.82.5
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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