A Middle Eastern flintlock pistol in 70 caliber with a 12-inch barrel and an overall length just over 19 inches. The decoration is the point: a high-relief barrel shroud, silver wire inlay and raised decorated overlay on the grip portion of the stock, with a high-relief pommel butt cap finished in niello. The lock appears to be European. The supplier rates it a very fine, high-quality example of the type.

Pistols like this are bought in Delaware for the wall and the cabinet, not the range, and the silver wire and niello work are what a collector of decorated Eastern arms looks for. The European lock on an Eastern stock is a common pairing worth noting in the photos. It is listed used as an antique handgun, and the page note still applies, so the transfer runs through a Delaware dealer with photo ID and Form 4473. No serial number, date or bore condition is recorded, so request photos of the lock and the inlay before you decide.

Key features

• 70 caliber flintlock, 12-inch barrel
• Just over 19 inches overall
• High-relief barrel shroud, silver wire inlay
• Niello-decorated high-relief pommel cap
• Lock appears European

It ships to the Delaware FFL dealer you name at checkout, who completes the paperwork before release.