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An Albanian 18-Bore Flintlock (Epirot) Pistol
19th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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An Albanian 18-Bore Flintlock (Epirot) Pistol
19th Century

With russet barrel, tang covered by a silver-gilt plate cast and chased with foliage, flat bevelled lock (surface patination, top jaw and screw missing) lightly decorated with stars and crescent moons, heavy silver-gilt full stock with slightly curved tapering butt cast and chased overall in low relief with flowering foliage, rocailles and trophies, bulbous pommel, muzzle-sleeve and trigger-guard all en suite, the first with foliate finial, gilt trigger, spirally-fluted false ramrod, and nearly all its original gilding
33.2 cm. barrel

Footnotes

Of the type used by the Soulists. For a similar example, stolen from Sir John Soane's Museum in 1969, see Robert Elgood, The Arms of Greece..., 2009, p. 242, fig. 304

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
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A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
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THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
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