A PAIR OF PERCUSSION PISTOLS
Smooth-bore, two-stage, 17 mm cal. barrels, octagonal first part with brass-inlaid stamp "JB" among the flowers, round after a ring and acanthus leaves; tangs engraved with floral motifs, backward spring locks, decorated en suite, a cock without tip. Wooden, three-quarters stocks with grooved butts, yellow metal, engraved mounts, suspension ring. Iron ramrods.
Europe, Mid 19th Century
length 35 cm.
Conditions: good
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Smooth-bore, two-stage, 17 mm cal. barrels, octagonal first part with brass-inlaid stamp "JB" among the flowers, round after a ring and acanthus leaves; tangs engraved with floral motifs, backward spring locks, decorated en suite, a cock without tip. Wooden, three-quarters stocks with grooved butts, yellow metal, engraved mounts, suspension ring. Iron ramrods.
Europe, Mid 19th Century
length 35 cm.
Conditions: good