A Rare Pair Of 22-Bore Scottish All-Metal Snaphaunce Belt Pistols With Left- And Right-Hand Locks
Signed AL, circa 1645-50
With multi-staged barrels each with iron bead fore-sight and raised mouldings overlaid with silver engraved with strapwork, foliage and expanded flowers, and with a rectangular silver plaque engraved with owner's crest, at the rear of each breech a pronounced slotted ramp, bevelled brass locks (originally gilt) without half-cock position, each finely engraved with foliage, expanded flowers, and cabling, and each struck with maker's mark 'AL', a crowned hammer between (one pan-cover an old replacement), iron three-quarter stocks inlaid with silver bands engraved en suite with those on the barrel, lobe butts of oval section (one repaired), long engraved silver-inlaid belt hooks, engraved silver triggers and prickers (one pricker loose, and now with a spare replacement), and later iron ramrods (some wear and minor pitting)
17in. (43.1cm.) (3)
A Rare Pair Of 22-Bore Scottish All-Metal Snaphaunce Belt Pistols With Left- And Right-Hand Locks
Signed AL, circa 1645-50
With multi-staged barrels each with iron bead fore-sight and raised mouldings overlaid with silver engraved with strapwork, foliage and expanded flowers, and with a rectangular silver plaque engraved with owner's crest, at the rear of each breech a pronounced slotted ramp, bevelled brass locks (originally gilt) without half-cock position, each finely engraved with foliage, expanded flowers, and cabling, and each struck with maker's mark 'AL', a crowned hammer between (one pan-cover an old replacement), iron three-quarter stocks inlaid with silver bands engraved en suite with those on the barrel, lobe butts of oval section (one repaired), long engraved silver-inlaid belt hooks, engraved silver triggers and prickers (one pricker loose, and now with a spare replacement), and later iron ramrods (some wear and minor pitting)
17in. (43.1cm.) (3)
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