Lot n° 64
Estimation :
1500 - 2000
EUR
France, reign of Louis XV (1710-1774). Beautiful pair of lon - Lot 64
France, reign of Louis XV (1710-1774). Beautiful 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 inlaid brass fittings decorated with bust and silver figures. Molded walnut crossbars with long shafts. Cast brass caps with long atels, decorated en suite. Wooden rods with brass tips. Functional mechanism with two clear cocking notches. The inside of the barrels with minor surface oxidation. (Accidents from use, fractures to the wood of the barrels repaired in the past, the fixing pin of one of the hammers with significant play. Good condition). 50 cm (barrel 33.5 cm).
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