Lot Essay
S. Babyakin is unrecorded, but an A. Babyakin, possibly his son, was working in Tula circa 1840
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A RARE 28-BORE RUSSIAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL IN THE FRENCH MANNER
BY S. BABYAKIN, TULA(?), CIRCA 1800-1810
With two-stage barrel of decorative etched twist pattern with silver fore-sight and gold-lined touch-hole, case-hardened border engraved tang forming the back-sight, lightly engraved case-hardened bevelled lock signed in cyrillic and retaining much blued finish on the inner side, roller and gold-lined semi-rainproof pan, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, lightly engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with double urn finial, blued trigger, and later horn-tipped ramrod
12in. (30.5cm.)
BY S. BABYAKIN, TULA(?), CIRCA 1800-1810
With two-stage barrel of decorative etched twist pattern with silver fore-sight and gold-lined touch-hole, case-hardened border engraved tang forming the back-sight, lightly engraved case-hardened bevelled lock signed in cyrillic and retaining much blued finish on the inner side, roller and gold-lined semi-rainproof pan, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, lightly engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with double urn finial, blued trigger, and later horn-tipped ramrod
12in. (30.5cm.)