Ottoman Flintlock Pistol

PISTOLS REVIEW 005

18th Century Ottoman Flintlock Pistol with a faced breech section engraved and inlaid with gold koftgari decoration.

Koftgari is ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold; a variety of damascening common in Indian art. From a Hindi word for gold-beating, the components of which are from Persian کوفتن ‎(kuftan, “to beat”), ـگر ‎(-gar), and ـی ‎(-i).