19TH CENTURY
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A Pair Of 16-Bore Turkish Flintlock Pistols Of Presentation Type
19th Century
With sighted barrels with incised and gilt decoration over half their length and around the silver fore-sight (some gilding missing), short octagonal breeches each with three punched fleur-de-lys marks, rounded locks en suite and each with roller, raised pan, and 'French' cock, full stocks profusely inlaid with white metal wire enclosing pewter pellets and shaped coral plaques, full white-metal mounts cast and chased in relief with flowers, foliage, scalework, turbans, crescents, and military trophies, and original ramrods
17¾in. (45.1cm.) (2)
19th Century
With sighted barrels with incised and gilt decoration over half their length and around the silver fore-sight (some gilding missing), short octagonal breeches each with three punched fleur-de-lys marks, rounded locks en suite and each with roller, raised pan, and 'French' cock, full stocks profusely inlaid with white metal wire enclosing pewter pellets and shaped coral plaques, full white-metal mounts cast and chased in relief with flowers, foliage, scalework, turbans, crescents, and military trophies, and original ramrods
17¾in. (45.1cm.) (2)