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A Balkan 18-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistol (Ledenica) With Silver-Gilt StockBoka Kotorska, 19th Century
25 November 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,375 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Balkan 18-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistol (Ledenica) With Silver-Gilt Stock
Boka Kotorska, 19th Century
Boka Kotorska, 19th Century
With three-stage barrel retaining some engraved decoration at the breech, tang covered by an engraved plate grooved for sighting, lightly engraved flat bevelled lock with roller, heavy full stock with curved butt cast and chased in relief overall with foliage involving martial trophies and a bird on each side of the butt, all within fluted ribbons and against finely punched grounds, spirally fluted pommel with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guard and muzzle-sleeve (some old damage) en suite with the stock, the former involving a bird, gilt trigger, false ramrod, and retaining some gilding (barrel and lock with some pitting)
31.2 cm. barrel
31.2 cm. barrel
Footnotes
For other examples similar to this and the following two lots see Robert Elgood, The Arms of Greece..., 2009, pp. 97-99, figs. 98-104








