description

Fine German hunting flintlock, dating from the late 17th century. The lock and stock are made in Munster by gunsmith Johan Georg Bislinger. The barrel is of Ottoman origin and was probably captured during the Great Turkish War of 1683-1699.

Provenance

Dutch antiques market

Literature

Robert Elgood, Firearms of the Islamic world, page 38 and The Arms of Greece pages 78, 80 and 81.
Gábor Ágoston, Firearms and Military Adaptation: The Ottomans and the European Military Revolution, 1450-1800. Journal of World History, Volume 25, Number 1. March 2014. University of Hawai'i Press. Page 106.
Die Karlsruher Türkenbeute. Badischer Landenmuseum. Hirmer Verlag München. 1991. Pages 269-270.
Museum of Ethnology Dresden G2024, G1160 & G1152.