Lot n° 57
Estimation :
1500 - 2000
EUR
France, Reign of Louis XV (1710-1774). - Lot 57
France, Reign of Louis XV (1710-1774).
Fine pair of long flintlock officer's pommel pistols signed "F * B", circa 1720/1740.
Cal. 15 mm approx. All metal parts with white polished finish and minor traces of rust blossom oxidation in places. Smooth, round barrels, banded at the top, the thunderbolt decorated with brass scroll inlays and a profile of a silver bust figure in a medallion. Flat-bodied flintlock locks signed "F * B" and decorated en suite. Flat-bodied swan-neck dogs decorated with brass inlays en suite, steel fixing pins decorated with character heads, round steel basins. Brass counterplates decorated en suite. All brass cut-out fittings decorated en suite with bust and silver figure profiles. Moulded walnut crossbars with long shafts. Cast brass caps with long brackets, decorated en suite. Wooden rods with brass tips. Functional mechanism with two clear cocking notches. Inside of barrels with minor surface oxidation.
(Accidents of use, fractures to the wood of the barrels repaired formerly, the axis of fixing of one of the hammers with significant play. Good condition).
50 cm (barrel 33.5 cm).
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