An Unusual Persian 20-Bore Flintlock Pistol In The English Fashion, 19th Century

With twist octagonal sighted barrel (polished bright) with white-metal line at the breech and rifled with eight grooves, foliate engraved tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock with spurious signature and decorated with foliage at the stepped tail, pierced engraved cock, semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured half-stock inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and flower-heads around the barrel tang, and with silver wire bordering the chequering on the swelling butt, border engraved steel mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate, pommel-cap with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and foliage on the bow, fore-end cap also forming the ramrod-entry, and later wooden ramrod
24.3 cm. barrel