28 Nov 2012
11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge
Antique Arms and Armour including items from the E.A. Christensen Collection
Back to auction 19796
Antique Arms and Armour including items from the E.A. Christensen Collection
Back to auction 19796
A Liege 22-Bore Percussion Military Pistol, And A French 22-Bore 1822 Model Percussion Gendamerie Pistol
The First Dated 1866, The Second Mid-19th Century
The First Dated 1866, The Second Mid-19th Century
The first with russet barrel and tang, signed dated flat lock, figured stock, regulation brass mounts comprising pommel with lanyard ring, and stirrup ramrod (fore-end cap and ramrod-pipe missing, iron parts rust patinated); the second with russet barrel retained by a barrel band also forming the ramrod-entry and linked to the side-plate, breech stamped with various marks, plain tang, lock (defective) faintly etched 'Mre Rle de Maubeuge', half-stock, regulation steel mounts including slightly-beaked pommel-cap with lanyard ring, and steel ramrod (steel parts rust patinated) (2)
21.8 cm. and 12.8 cm. barrels
21.8 cm. and 12.8 cm. barrels
Sold for
£375
inc. premium
Category: Arms and Armour
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