Drew,

I keep coming back to the Fall of Vienna. Here is a good example of why. This miquelet is Albanian / Greek in origin. The lock dates to the late 1600's. The barrel has heavy damascene and the stock is in the Ottoman style. Take a good look at the damascus barrel. It is not Wootz, but pattern welded. They were not able to produce a discernable pattern, but all the elements are there. The only question is the barrel's origin. Who was producing pattern welded damascus this early? It was not coming from Liege or St. Etienne or Eibar. Perhaps Hungary? The silver leaf hides some of the detail.







Pete