PAIR OF BOX PISTOLS - Liège, Belgium - 19th century

PAIR OF BOX PISTOLS
Liège, Belgium
19th century
Steel, brass, wood, silver
Long. total: 27; Long. barrel: 13.5 cm
Caliber: 14 mm

Octagonal Damascus steel cannons with rifled bores.
Brass chests, chased with scrolls and geometric patterns, stamped "ELG" in an oval representing the ordinary proof of a black powder weapon in Liège, Belgium; numbered "98" on the underside.
Star-engraved bridges.
Belt straps.
Dogs engraved with zoomorphic heads.
Long brass barrels chiseled with foliate motifs.
Walnut stocks carved with palmettes and fluted.
Steel rods with nail heads, mounted on a rocker stirrup, convex.
Silver caps with foliate patterns and shell-shaped bullet openings.

Ref.: 7310

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