Flintlock pistol, Ottoman Algeria, 19th century Round steel barrel engraved with vegetal scrolls and a name in Latin capitals. Flintlock lock signed "S. Scandela" and engraved with foliage repeated on the hammer. Silver fittings with engraved and embossed plant decoration, some hallmarked, some enhanced with a coral cabochon. Wooden stock inlaid with silver fillets and finished with a silver cap. Wooden ramrod with bone tip. Length: 47.5 cm; gross weight: 932 g A few chips of gilding.