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A Rare Pair Of Spanish 32-Bore Miquelet-Lock Holster Pistols
By Salvador Zenarro, Madrid, Mid-18th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
28 July 2010, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Rare Pair Of Spanish 32-Bore Miquelet-Lock Holster Pistols
By Salvador Zenarro, Madrid, Mid-18th Century

With earlier three-stage barrels each turned at the muzzle and girdle, octagonal breeches each with gold-lined punzón of Nicolás Bis (Neue Støckel 59) between three groups of three stylised fleur-de-lys, those on the top flat lined in gold, brass-lined touch-holes, tangs engraved with a symmetrical design of foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks (one steel-spring replaced) decorated with rocailles on punched grounds, moulded artificially figured full stocks (one fore-end slightly reduced on one side, the other with repair along one side), steel mounts engraved en suite with the locks and comprising shaped pierced side-plates, border engraved spurred pommels and trigger-guards each with finial chiselled in relief as a stylised scallop shell, spring-retained barrel bands each pierced and engraved with foliage, and original horn-tipped ramrod (the other replaced, some wear and minor rust patination overall) (2)
24.8 cm. barrels

Footnotes

Salvador Cenarro (Zenarro), recorded from 1724 to 1793 (the year of his death), was a student of Joaquín Celaya, and was named honorary gunsmith to Carlos III in 1761. He was retired at his own request on 2 May 1792 'Due to his advanced age and shortness of sight'. He taught Juan de Soto, Carlos Montargis, Mauel Canetro, and Hilario Mateo

Nicolás Bamproyssem y Bis ranks as one of the most important of all the Spanish gunmakers. Of German birth, Bis was a disciple in Madrid of the famous Juan Belén (the first to be dated by Isdiro Solér in his Compendio histórico de los arcabuceros de Madrid), and was chosen to replace his master in 1691 as gunsmith to King Carlos II, although he had already served the royal household for at least three years prior to this date. Due to his 'exquisite ability in his profession of gunsmith', he was the first to have his entire output restricted to royal use (on 30 July 1713), and to him is attributed the idea of manufacturing barrels from horseshoe nails. He taught only his son-in-law, and died in 1726

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