SOLD. An unsigned probably French flintlock pistol c 1750. – Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers of Fine Art

An unsigned probably French flintlock pistol c 1750 mounted in gilded brass. The butt with flowers, the lock plate and cock inlaid with silver, the side plate with military trophies, a c 32,5 cm long barrel in calibre c 15 mm stamped in the Spanish style and inlaid with silver above the powder chamber.

Provenance: Peter Salomon 1942–2020.

Condition Report:
The major part of the silver thread on the stock is missing, a crack and a small missing part in front of the lock, the fore stock repaired, the ramrod not original and the gilding on the mounts partly gone.