Pair of officer's flintlock pistols, octagonal rifled barrels, 12 mm caliber, decorated with Greek and gold thunderbolts, the upper sides are signed: "F. Ulrich in Bern"; engraved locks on the rim, one signed: "F. Ulrich" and the other: "in Bern", swan-necked hammers, pebbled battery springs; cut iron fittings, triggers with stecher, oval iron caps adorned with a beautiful silver finial in the center; walnut stocks, squared handles, slightly carved at the caps; length 33 cm. (One hammer and the crest of the other are missing) Period, Switzerland, Bern, circa 1810/1820. They are presented in a box, later, with accessories. ULRICH Franz, harquebusier in Bern (Switzerland) and Stuttgart (Germany), 1771/1845.

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