Original Belgian Flintlock Naval Pistol Converted to Percussion circa 1810 - 1820 - Liège Marked Hotchkiss MG These were often referred to

These were often referred to as Miquelet "Rat Tail" Pistols because of the shape of the stock

and would be passed down in the family for generations

A true lightened air-cooled version LMG 08

In 1885 the regiment was shipped to the Sudan too late to save General Gordon at Khartoum who was killed on January 26th

well in time for the ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Original Belgian Flintlock Naval Pistol Converted to Percussion circa 1810 - 1820 - Liège Marked Hotchkiss MG These were often referred toOriginal Item: Only one Available. This type of Pistol was manufactured in Belgium, which was under Napoleon Bonaparte's control until 1814. Production continued after the battle of Waterloo in 1815 and very possibly into the 1820's. Belgium was an Industrial powerhouse, with its great capacity coming from the City of Lige, where gun making was a key industry, and would end up supplying Military Weapons all over Europe after Belgian Independence in