THE COLLECTION OF A CALIFORNIAN GENTLEMAN - A BEAUTIFUL FLINTLOCK PISTOL IN THE "ALI PASHA" STYLE WITH SILVER MOUNTS

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Fine, round, smoothbore, 16 mm cal. barrel, square at the base, provided with a brass-inlaid mark with carved decorations in bas-relief, remains of a signature LAZARINO in the centre of the rib, on the left side another mark and the word LAZARINO. Beautiful flintlock, the flat lock plate carved at the tang and with high oblique borders, the cock and jaw screws are replaced. Partially sculpted wooden full stock with filigree decorations. Beautiful silver mounts richly decorated and engraved with floral motifs. Long barrel brackets made of gilt silver and embossed with floral motifs in bas-relief, with fake ramrod. The mechanism needs revision. Small missing parts and general defects.