Original French Double Barrel Turnover Percussion Pistol with Carved Wood Stock - Possibly Converted from Flintlock Martini-Henry Rifles Polish-born Arthur Szyk was "one

Polish-born Arthur Szyk was "one of the most original of political cartoonists… his designs are as compact as a bomb

The blade ricasso is marked with RIA for the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois

The weight and feel are true to the US WW2 issue Thompson M1A1

Overall Length: 38 Inches

On 23 January 1870

Original French Double Barrel Turnover Percussion Pistol with Carved Wood Stock - Possibly Converted from Flintlock Martini-Henry Rifles Polish-born Arthur Szyk was "oneOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very interesting French "turnover" percussion pistol, with aspects of the 17th and 18th century style. It may have originally been much longer, but now the barrels are 9 1 2" in length. We also feel that originally it was almost certainly a flintlock example, but was converted to percussion in the 19th century, as countless flintlocks were. It has an iron butt Cap surrounded by Ivory studs and the wood