A miquelet flintlock pistol by Aguirre
dating: circa 1800 provenance: Spain, Smoothbore, two-stage, 18 mm cal. barrel, the first part octagonal with frame at the base, with gilded mark 'AGUIRRE' under crown between lilies and under cross, after fine acanthus engravings with remains of gilding; engraved tang; miquelet lock with scarcely legible mark, engraved with floral motifs. Wooden stock with strongly curved butt, with iron mounts engraved en suite, trigger guard with mark 'AGUIRE'. Iron ramrod. length 34 cm.
