Miquelet Pistol. Culture: Caucasian, possibly Georgia or Circassia. Dimensions: L. 17 1/2 in. (44.45 cm). Date: dated A.H. 1263/A.D. 1846-47.The barrel is signed in both Russian and Arabic, suggesting that the pistol was made in Tbilisi in Georgia or Circassia, which were then under Russian control. Kubachi, the other major armsmaking center in the Caucasus, did not fall under Russian domination until the 1860s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Name: Miquelet Pistol. Culture: Caucasian, possibly Georgia or Circassia. Dimensions: L. 17 1/2 in. (44.45 cm). Date: dated A.H. 1263/A.D. 1846-47.The barrel is signed in both Russian and Arabic, suggesting that the pistol was made in Tbilisi in Georgia or Circassia, which were then under Russian control. Kubachi, the other major armsmaking center in the Caucasus, did not fall under Russian domination until the 1860s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. - SuperStock
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Miquelet Pistol. Culture: Caucasian, possibly Georgia or Circassia. Dimensions: L. 17 1/2 in. (44.45 cm). Date: dated A.H. 1263/A.D. 1846-47.The barrel is signed in both Russian and Arabic, suggesting that the pistol was made in Tbilisi in Georgia or Circassia, which were then under Russian control. Kubachi, the other major armsmaking center in the Caucasus, did not fall under Russian domination until the 1860s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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