Lot n° 69
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
France, reign of Louis XVI (1774-1793). Fine pair of naval o - Lot 69
France, reign of Louis XVI (1774-1793). Fine pair of naval officer's flintlock pistols, cal. approx. 14 mm. Unsigned, line-decorated, round-bodied flintlock locks in cast brass, round-bodied swan-neck steel hammers. Smooth barrels (not rifled) in cast brass, with thunderbolts chased with small decoration, then round and with beads towards the muzzle ending in the manner of artillery pieces. Cast brass fittings. Molded walnut stocks with long shafts decorated with silver fillet inlays, and brass caps with long, line-decorated brackets. Whalebone ramrods with blond horn tips. Functional two-notch cocking mechanisms, clean and play-free. The inside of the barrels are clean. 28 cm (barrel 14.5 cm). (Wear and patina from the passage of time, minor wear and tear. Good condition).
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