PIRAUBE à Saint Germain en Laye Pair of flintlock pistols with locks signed "PIRAUBE à St Germain" and chased with foliage and deer decoration. Swan-neck hilt, flat-body lock and side-mounted bassoon. Brass fittings. Brass counterplates with openwork decoration of foliage scrolls and cartouche. Wooden ramrod with bone pastille. Caps decorated with the head of a bearded figure. Early 18th century. Length : 38.5 cm Note : Bertrand PIRAUBE Harquebusier at Saint Germain en Laye and at the Louvre galleries in 1670-1725. Considered the most prestigious harquebusier of the century, according to Jarlier-Buigné. A beautifully crafted contemporary presentation box is included.

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