BY H. NOURISSIE, CIRCA 1630
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A 32-BORE FRENCH EARLY FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL
BY H. NOURISSIE, CIRCA 1630
WITH SHORTENED BARREL WITH NARROW FULL-LENGTH SIGHTING RIB AND A SHORTER RIB ON EACH SIDE, THE BREECH WITH INDISTINCT SIGNATURE, FLAT BEVELLED LOCK ENGRAVED WITH A BIRD, FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE, FRUITWOOD FULL STOCK (MINOR WORM HOLES IN BUTT, FORE-END TIP PARTLY REPLACED), IRON TRIGGER-GUARD, COPPER BUTT-CAP AND RAMROD-PIPE EACH ENGRAVED WITH FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE AND RETAINING TRACES OF GILDING, AND LATER RAMROD (IRON PARTS WITH AREAS OF LIGHT PITTING)
19¾IN. (50.2CM.)
CF. A SIMILAR PISTOL BY EZECHIAS COLAS OF SEDAN IN THE BERNISCHES HISTORISCHE MUSEUM IN BERN (NO. 3902A), DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED IN R. WEGELI, INVENTAR DER WAFFENSAMMLUNG DES BERNISCHEN HISTORISCHEN MUSEUMS IN BERN, IV, P. 234, PLATE XXV, AND ILLUSTRATED IN LENK, THE FLINTLOCK, PLATE 27 (3)
BY H. NOURISSIE, CIRCA 1630
WITH SHORTENED BARREL WITH NARROW FULL-LENGTH SIGHTING RIB AND A SHORTER RIB ON EACH SIDE, THE BREECH WITH INDISTINCT SIGNATURE, FLAT BEVELLED LOCK ENGRAVED WITH A BIRD, FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE, FRUITWOOD FULL STOCK (MINOR WORM HOLES IN BUTT, FORE-END TIP PARTLY REPLACED), IRON TRIGGER-GUARD, COPPER BUTT-CAP AND RAMROD-PIPE EACH ENGRAVED WITH FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE AND RETAINING TRACES OF GILDING, AND LATER RAMROD (IRON PARTS WITH AREAS OF LIGHT PITTING)
19¾IN. (50.2CM.)
CF. A SIMILAR PISTOL BY EZECHIAS COLAS OF SEDAN IN THE BERNISCHES HISTORISCHE MUSEUM IN BERN (NO. 3902A), DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED IN R. WEGELI, INVENTAR DER WAFFENSAMMLUNG DES BERNISCHEN HISTORISCHEN MUSEUMS IN BERN, IV, P. 234, PLATE XXV, AND ILLUSTRATED IN LENK, THE FLINTLOCK, PLATE 27 (3)