Original Greek or Balkan Miquelet Tanchika Long Musket circa 1790 Category_Blunderbuss The most notable feature is

The most notable feature is an early very old bone or perhaps stained ivory tag screwed/nailed to the oak frame reading

with a few spots of pitting from before the conversion

The regiment was to join the division's advance north from Grosseto the next day

Lt Hoat was blinded in one eye and his vision in other eye impaired by injury

Original Greek or Balkan Miquelet Tanchika Long Musket circa 1790 Category_Blunderbuss The most notable feature isOriginal Item: One of a kind. The Miquelet (Migulet) Tanchika was the traditional muzzle loading long gun of the Balkans and Greece in the early to mid 1800s. Of steel and wood construction all the metalwork decoratively engraved and the barrel secured by Silver embossed bands. 53" octagonal and round barrel bears barrel an armorer's mark on the left hand side. Almost 66" overall length in just lovely cleaned and polished condition. Two body sling