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Lot 291*
A Pair Of French 40-Bore Percussion Target PistolsSigned Fni. Par Fd. Claudin A Paris, No. 3717, Mid-19th Century
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,560 inc. premium
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Signed Fni. Par Fd. Claudin A Paris, No. 3717, Mid-19th Century
Signed Fni. Par Fd. Claudin A Paris, No. 3717, Mid-19th Century
With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels (one with some loss of finish) each rifled with twelve grooves, foliate scroll engraved breeches, tangs each incorporating a back-sight, signed border engraved locks, hammers and mounts, the last comprising shaped pommels each drawn-out to a flat diamond-shaped terminal and pivoting open against a spring to reveal a cavity for caps, spur trigger-guards, and fore-end caps also forming the ramrod-entry, figured half-stocks with fluted butts, original iron ramrods, and retaining some of their dull grey finish (2)
18.5 cm. barrels
18.5 cm. barrels








