A mahogany case with corner spandrels, molding, and a folding brass handle,...
A mahogany case with corner spandrels, molding, and a folding brass handle, lined with green felt on the inside. It contains: a pair of percussion shooting pistols. Rifled barrels with fluted sides and a ribbon-shaped profile, flaring toward the muzzles, marked on the upper flutes “Canon d’Albt Bernard.” Front plates signed “Deboubert à Paris” and marbled hammers. Adjustable triggers. Cut iron fittings with a patina. Finger rest crossbars. Stocks made of fine walnut, partially checkered. And its accessories: cleaning and ramrod wands, mallet, screwdriver/barrel-cleaning tool, powder flask, oil can, bullet mold/cutter, brushes. Circa 1840 (cracks and chips on the case, moth damage, wear and tear, bullet extractor missing, oxidation)
[ translate ]A mahogany case with corner spandrels, molding, and a folding brass handle, lined with green felt on the inside. It contains: a pair of percussion shooting pistols. Rifled barrels with fluted sides and a ribbon-shaped profile, flaring toward the muzzles, marked on the upper flutes “Canon d’Albt Bernard.” Front plates signed “Deboubert à Paris” and marbled hammers. Adjustable triggers. Cut iron fittings with a patina. Finger rest crossbars. Stocks made of fine walnut, partially checkered. And its accessories: cleaning and ramrod wands, mallet, screwdriver/barrel-cleaning tool, powder flask, oil can, bullet mold/cutter, brushes. Circa 1840 (cracks and chips on the case, moth damage, wear and tear, bullet extractor missing, oxidation)
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