Original Napoleonic Era Indo-Persian Metal Dhal Shield with Brass Ornamentation - Late 18th Century Hotchkiss .303 located in Werdohl

located in Werdohl

An extremely unusual Pistol in that the dating of Military lock plates had essentially ceased by 1762 so this almost "civilian better quality" government marked pistol must have been ordered for some special department possibly Customs or Revenue Service

and wiping out all communications

The body is non-magnetic manganese steel

and unfortunately not nearly as resistant to wear as the "low-pressure" or "high-pressure" types

Original Napoleonic Era Indo-Persian Metal Dhal Shield with Brass Ornamentation - Late 18th Century Hotchkiss .303 located in WerdohlOriginal Item: Only One Available. Dating from the second half of the 1700s this measures 14 1 2" across and was used as a parrying shield in hand to hand combat by the Sudanese Dervish Warriors and by the indigenous native populations right across the Islamic world including India. Known as a DHAL, the ones from India tended to be made all of metal and the Sudanese and Persian ones of Rhino hide. This is a particularly nice example decorated over its