BY J.C. GORGES IN FRANKFURT, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A CASED PAIR OF 50-BORE SILVER-MOUNTED GERMAN PERCUSSION PISTOLS
BY J.C. GORGES IN FRANKFURT, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
CONVERTED FROM FLINTLOCK, WITH BROWNED SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARRELS CUT WITH SIX SHALLOW GROOVES, INLAID WITH THREE DECORATIVE GOLD BANDS AT THE MUZZLE AND BREECH, AND SIGNED IN GOLD WITHIN GOLD SCROLLS, ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED TANGS EACH FITTED WITH LEAF BACK-SIGHTS, ENGRAVED BEVELLED CASE-HARDENED LOCKS INLAID WITH GOLD FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE AND SIGNED ON A GOLD RIBBON, FIGURED WALNUT FULL STOCKS, CHEQUERED BUTTS STUDDED WITH SILVER NAILS AND WITH ENGRAVED SILVER COVERS TO THE SHOULDER-STOCK APERTURES, ENGRAVED SILVER MOUNTS INCLUDING SPUR TRIGGER-GUARDS EACH WITH URN FINIAL, SILVER SIDE-NAIL WASHERS IN THE FORM OF BAT-MASKS, BLUED SET TIGGERS, IVORY FORE-END CAPS, IVORY-TIPPED EBONY RAMRODS, AND IN FINE CONDITION: IN ORIGINAL FITTED CASE COVERED IN TOOLED LEATHER (LEATHER DAMAGED) AND LINED IN GREEN BAIZE, WITH CARVED FIGURED WALNUT SHOULDER-STOCK CHEQUERED AND MOUNTED EN SUITE WITH THE PISTOLS, AND FULL MATCHING ACCESSORIES
14¼IN. (36.2CM.)
JOHANN CHRISTIAN GORGES IS RECORDED IN FRANKFURT 1783-1816
BY J.C. GORGES IN FRANKFURT, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
CONVERTED FROM FLINTLOCK, WITH BROWNED SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARRELS CUT WITH SIX SHALLOW GROOVES, INLAID WITH THREE DECORATIVE GOLD BANDS AT THE MUZZLE AND BREECH, AND SIGNED IN GOLD WITHIN GOLD SCROLLS, ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED TANGS EACH FITTED WITH LEAF BACK-SIGHTS, ENGRAVED BEVELLED CASE-HARDENED LOCKS INLAID WITH GOLD FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE AND SIGNED ON A GOLD RIBBON, FIGURED WALNUT FULL STOCKS, CHEQUERED BUTTS STUDDED WITH SILVER NAILS AND WITH ENGRAVED SILVER COVERS TO THE SHOULDER-STOCK APERTURES, ENGRAVED SILVER MOUNTS INCLUDING SPUR TRIGGER-GUARDS EACH WITH URN FINIAL, SILVER SIDE-NAIL WASHERS IN THE FORM OF BAT-MASKS, BLUED SET TIGGERS, IVORY FORE-END CAPS, IVORY-TIPPED EBONY RAMRODS, AND IN FINE CONDITION: IN ORIGINAL FITTED CASE COVERED IN TOOLED LEATHER (LEATHER DAMAGED) AND LINED IN GREEN BAIZE, WITH CARVED FIGURED WALNUT SHOULDER-STOCK CHEQUERED AND MOUNTED EN SUITE WITH THE PISTOLS, AND FULL MATCHING ACCESSORIES
14¼IN. (36.2CM.)
JOHANN CHRISTIAN GORGES IS RECORDED IN FRANKFURT 1783-1816