BY ESTEBAN VICELAY, EIBAR, DATED 1838
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A PAIR OF 16-BORE SPANISH PERCUSSION PISTOLS
BY ESTEBAN VICELAY, EIBAR, DATED 1838
WITH TWIST SIGHTED BARRELS TURNED AT THE MUZZLE AND OCTAGONAL AT THE BREECH AND INSCRIBED IN GOLD 'POR ESTEBAN VICELAY à ESPIRAL EN 1838', CHISELLED PATENT BREECHES, GROOVED TANGS, FLAT LOCKS CHISELLED WITH SCROLLWORK IN LOW RELIEF ON A PUNCHED GROUND, HAMMERS PIERCED AND CHISELLED AS A STYLISED LION ABOVE A SERPENT, WALNUT THREE-QUARTER STOCKS, CHEQUERED BUTTS, ENGRAVED AND CHISELLED IRON MOUNTS, SIDE-PLATES IN THE FORM OF A MARINE MONSTER, POMMELS EACH WITH LANYARD RING AND LONG STRAP EXTENDING TO THE BARREL TANG, LONG RAMROD-PIPES, AND BRASS-TIPPED RAMRODS EACH WITH WORM
13¼IN. (33.7CM.) (2)
BY ESTEBAN VICELAY, EIBAR, DATED 1838
WITH TWIST SIGHTED BARRELS TURNED AT THE MUZZLE AND OCTAGONAL AT THE BREECH AND INSCRIBED IN GOLD 'POR ESTEBAN VICELAY à ESPIRAL EN 1838', CHISELLED PATENT BREECHES, GROOVED TANGS, FLAT LOCKS CHISELLED WITH SCROLLWORK IN LOW RELIEF ON A PUNCHED GROUND, HAMMERS PIERCED AND CHISELLED AS A STYLISED LION ABOVE A SERPENT, WALNUT THREE-QUARTER STOCKS, CHEQUERED BUTTS, ENGRAVED AND CHISELLED IRON MOUNTS, SIDE-PLATES IN THE FORM OF A MARINE MONSTER, POMMELS EACH WITH LANYARD RING AND LONG STRAP EXTENDING TO THE BARREL TANG, LONG RAMROD-PIPES, AND BRASS-TIPPED RAMRODS EACH WITH WORM
13¼IN. (33.7CM.) (2)
Literature
W. KEITH NEAL, SPANISH GUNS AND PISTOLS, FIG. 95