TWO OTTOMAN TURKISH RIFLES (SHISHANA)
Ottoman Turkey, 18th and 19th century

Comprising an 18th-century Ottoman miquelet rifle, with faceted tiger walnut stock enhanced with openwork applique decorative panels in low-grade silver, the decoration consisting of fretwork bands and vegetal volutes, the barrel of Damascus steel with further engraved low-grade silver plaques and an octagonal profile, with an old leather strap, 107cm long; and a 19th-century Ottoman flintlock rifle, with plain walnut stock, iron barrel and lock plate, 156cm long.