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Lot 209*

A Pair Of French 50-Bore Percussion Target Pistols
Signed Devisme A Paris, No. 929, Mid-19th Century

30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Pair Of French 50-Bore Percussion Target Pistols
Signed Devisme A Paris, No. 929, Mid-19th Century

With octagonal sighted barrels (some wear and light pitting) each rifled with ten grooves and numbered '2' and '3' respectively in front of foliate scroll engraved breeches and tangs each numbered '1' and '2' in gold respectively, the latter each with back-sight, signed border engraved detented locks, hammers (one nose repaired) and mounts all decorated en suite, the last comprising spur trigger-guards and shaped pommel-caps drawn-out to a blunt diamond, figured half-stocks each with fluted butt and carved with symmetrical foliage on the fore-end, and no provision for ramrods (some wear overall) (2)
24.2 cm. barrels

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