A pair of flintlock pistols for the oriental market
Smooth barrels with barrel ribs in 15 mm calibre, with floral ornaments chiselled in half relief at the breeches. The flintlocks with elegantly engraved linear borders. The full stocks with lavish silver wire inlays (small imperfections) and silver furniture, decorated with flowers and tendrils, both pistols with a barrel sleeve, hammered en suite to the furniture. Iron ramrods with baluster-shaped tips. Length of each 47 cm. An exquisitely crafted pair of oriental pistols.
Condition: II
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Smooth barrels with barrel ribs in 15 mm calibre, with floral ornaments chiselled in half relief at the breeches. The flintlocks with elegantly engraved linear borders. The full stocks with lavish silver wire inlays (small imperfections) and silver furniture, decorated with flowers and tendrils, both pistols with a barrel sleeve, hammered en suite to the furniture. Iron ramrods with baluster-shaped tips. Length of each 47 cm. An exquisitely crafted pair of oriental pistols.
Condition: II
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