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305 - PAIR OF DOUBLE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS.
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€2,800 - 3,500Sale fees
PAIR OF DOUBLE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS. Round Damascus barrels, flat-bottomed, with flat breeches, blued and decorated with gold on the upper half. Triggers signed “Rainkin” and swan-neck hammers with round bodies. Round trigger guards; chiseled trigger guard covers decorated with a gold border, as are the hammers. Iron fittings cut, engraved, and chiseled. Oval trigger guards and caps decorated with trophies of arms. Light walnut stocks carved with foliage motifs around the breech blocks. Flat-backed stock. Iron ribbing. Condition: Circa 1760/1780 (signs of wear and use; a crack repaired on the back of one of the breech blocks). Caliber: 12.4 mm. Length: 27 cm. Rainkin: Arquebusier in Paris, circa 1760–1800.
Auction details
The Royal Court at VersaillesAuction house
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