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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
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Lot 298*

A Fine Pair Of French 20-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Pistols
By Le Lorain A Valence, Mid-18th Century

Fine Antique Arms and Armour Including items from the Per T. Norheim Collection
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Fine Pair Of French 20-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Pistols
By Le Lorain A Valence, Mid-18th Century

With tapering two-stage russet barrels each with gilt lines and a gilt sun-in-splendour at the muzzle, silver fore-sight framed in gilt foliage, a bird above, and sighting flat each signed in gold and stamped with Cork, East Riding registration mark 'EC-1150', breeches becoming polygonal and each punched and gilt with rocailles and foliage, tangs encrusted with an engraved gold coat-of-arms surmounted by a pair of plumed hearts, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks engraved behind the pan with a crowned figure with a bird at his feet and a cherub holding a crown respectively, and with rounded tails chiselled with rocailles and foliage against punched gold grounds, cocks chiselled with foliage en suite and each with the head of the retaining screw chiselled with a classical profile bust against a punched gold ground, possibly representing Louis XV (one cock and both steels replaced), moulded highly figured full-stocks carved with foliage behind each rear ramrod-pipe and barrel tang, and inlaid with silver wire scrollwork heightened by silver pins, cast and chased mounts decorated in low relief with rocailles and foliage against finely punched gilt grounds and comprising shaped side-plates involving a Turkish trophy, escutcheons originally engraved with owner's coat-of-arms, a pair of inlaid engraved silver birds below, spurred pommels each with a differing profile bust of a Turk on the cap, trigger-guards with shaped finials, turned ramrod-pipes engraved with pairs of diagonal lines, and original silver-tipped ramrods (2)
22.5 cm. barrels

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.