Original Belgian Flintlock Naval Pistol Converted to Percussion circa 1810 - 1820 - Liège Marked Hotchkiss MG and would be passed down

and would be passed down in the family for generations

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

German forces invaded France and the Low Countries

'Americans put up a huge formation of B17's on Bastille Day to bomb a target in France

tripod mounted

Original Belgian Flintlock Naval Pistol Converted to Percussion circa 1810 - 1820 - Liège Marked Hotchkiss MG and would be passed downOriginal 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