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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF 20-BORE TURKISH FLINTLOCK PISTOLS AND HOLSTER
Early 19th Century
With three-stage barrels each inscribed 'London' and stamped with a counterfeit proof mark on the top flat of the breech section, flat bevelled locks (rust-patinated) also inscribed 'London', full stocks entirely covered in silver-gilt panels cast and chased with scrollwork in relief, muzzle sleeves en suite, silver-gilt mounts also cast and chased in relief, and false ramrods, the butts bound with straight brass and twisted silver wire, the holster of leather, decorated with brass studs and with two embroidered silver wire tughras of Sultan Mahmud II (reg. 1808-1839)
19¾in. (50.2cm.) (3)
Early 19th Century
With three-stage barrels each inscribed 'London' and stamped with a counterfeit proof mark on the top flat of the breech section, flat bevelled locks (rust-patinated) also inscribed 'London', full stocks entirely covered in silver-gilt panels cast and chased with scrollwork in relief, muzzle sleeves en suite, silver-gilt mounts also cast and chased in relief, and false ramrods, the butts bound with straight brass and twisted silver wire, the holster of leather, decorated with brass studs and with two embroidered silver wire tughras of Sultan Mahmud II (reg. 1808-1839)
19¾in. (50.2cm.) (3)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium