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Lot 84Y

A Persian 32-Bore Percussion Pistol
Mid-19th Century

Amended
30 April 2014, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £875 inc. premium

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A Persian 32-Bore Percussion Pistol
Mid-19th Century

With French octagonal sighted rifled barrel inscribed in gold 'Canons Damas De Paris' along the top flat, damascened with gold foliage overall, and retained by six shaped silver barrel bands each engraved with foliage inhabited by birds, foliate scroll engraved French breech, tang with back-sight, detented lock, hammer and spur trigger-guard, the first numbered '2' in gold, Circassian walnut full stock profusely inlaid with rows of shaped ivory panels enriched with brass and dark horn roundels and brass nails, the butt including a pair of birds on each side, foliate engraved silver side-plate with pierced bird's head finials, silver ovoidal butt-cap embossed and chased with foliage, silver fore-end cap with trelliswork enclosing flower-heads, set trigger, and no provision for a ramrod
27 cm. barrel

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This lot contains or is made of ivory and in February 2014 the United States Government announced the intention to ban the import of any ivory into the USA.

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