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Lot 446

A Pair Of 22-Bore Brescian Flintlock Holster Pistols
By Picin Frusca, Early 18th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
24 November 2010, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£8,000 - £10,000

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A Pair Of 22-Bore Brescian Flintlock Holster Pistols
By Picin Frusca, Early 18th Century

With tapering barrels each with five narrow transverse mouldings at the breech and stamped 'Gironimo Mutto' on the sighting flat, plain tangs, signed rounded locks with moulded border, engraved with a trophy of arms and with chiselled cock and steel, the former retained internally, highly figured walnut full stocks carved with raised mouldings, steel mounts chiselled in relief including side-plates and escutcheons each pierced with scrolls and foliage, the latter each with coronet above, fluted trigger-guards, baluster ramrod-pipes and original iron-capped ramrods (2)
33 cm. barrels

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Provenance:
Christie's, King Street, Fine Antique Arms and Armour ..., 3 July 1991, lot 265 (£6,600 including premium)

Literature:
Nolfo di Carpegna, Brescian Firearms, Rome, 1997, p. 202

The Picin, Picino or Piccino Frusca signature is found on flintlocks of the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century, and is probably that of two gunsmiths, the first of whom died in 1704. The second, who succeeded him, was probably his grandson, mentioned in documents of 1721 and 1725, referring to his official task as that of issuing the export licences for non-military firearms, and in proving the military weapons destined for the Venetian Government. See Nolfo di Carpegna, Brescian Firearms, pp. 176-177

The Geronimo Mutto (or Mutti) signature is that of a member of the Mutti family of Gardone, owners of various forges, some of whom supplied barrels to the Republic of Venice. See Nolfo di Carpegna, Brescian Firearms, pp. 202-203

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