Pair of double flintlock box pistols, from Marshal Suchet, Duke...

Pair of double flintlock box pistols, from Marshal Suchet, Duke of Albufera. Round barrels in table with forced bullets, with thundering sides, only one hammer, a cover for the barrel and a trigger. Chests engraved in "Parker London" banners. Selective baskets with shot selection pull on the left sides. Red walnut stocks with silver wire inlays. Silver knobs in the shape of grotesque heads. Weapons stamped Birmingham, circa 1790-1800. Length : 30 cm. Provenance: Suchet d'Albufera family. Biography: Louis Gabriel Suchet, Duke of Albufera (1770-1826) After taking part in the siege of Toulon (1793), he fought in Italy (1800), in Austerlitz, Jena and Spain where he brought down Tarragona (1811). Colonel General of the Imperial Guard (November 1813), he ensured the return to Madrid of Ferdinand VII after the Treaty of Valençay. He signed the armistice with Wellington (1814) and then rallied to Napoleon during the Hundred Days. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.