PAIR of flintlock pistol

London, UK

18th century

Steel, brass, wood

Length: 15; L. of barrel: 6 cm ; Cal. : 13mm

Barrels with eight sides, striped, chiselled by the mouth with palm friezes and punched three times on the underside.

Brass chests, engraved with standard trophies and signed: “FOREST” on the left side and “LONDON” on the right side. Chiseled with palm friezes on the underside.

Engraved screw heads.

Retractable trigger tails.

Wooden butts, finely checkered.

Caps with lion heads.

Ref. : 3632

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