This auction has ended. View lot details
You may also be interested in
Lot 186*
A fine pair of continental 50-bore flintlock pistols with ormolu mountsMid-18th century, possibly Italian
11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £750 inc. premium
Looking for a similar item?
Our Arms and Armour specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistA fine pair of continental 50-bore flintlock pistols with ormolu mounts
Mid-18th century, possibly Italian
Mid-18th century, possibly Italian
With two-stage sighted barrels each turned at the girdle and with octagonal breech, plain tangs (locks missing, side-nails retained), moulded figured full stocks each carved in low relief with foliage behind the barrel tang, mounts cast and chased with rocailles against punched grounds and comprising side-nail plates, pommels each with short spurs and rounded cap, trigger-guards each with swept tang, baluster ramrod-pipes, original brass-capped ramrods, and in fine condition retaining virtually all their original gilding (2)
26.4 cm. and 27 cm. barrels
26.4 cm. and 27 cm. barrels








