A PAIR OF SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS FOR THE TURKISH MARKET with barrels chiselled at the the breech and fitted with brass fore-sights (rubbed), plain tangs, signed rounded locks retaining faint traces of blueing, each with safety-catch behind the steel-spring finial, the pans with water drains, the cocks chiselled with foliage, walnut full stocks profusely inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, silver pellets and silver panels engraved with foliage and flowerheads, silver-gilt mounts (slightly rubbed) cast and chased with trophies of arms and foliage in relief, including side-plates, spurred pommels and trigger-guards, silver-gilt triggers each cast and pierced as a monster, engraved silver fore-end caps, and silver false ramrods, the barrels and locks English, signed Wilson, late 18th Century

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A PAIR OF SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS FOR THE TURKISH MARKET with barrels chiselled at the the breech and fitted with brass fore-sights (rubbed), plain tangs, signed rounded locks retaining faint traces of blueing, each with safety-catch behind the steel-spring finial, the pans with water drains, the cocks chiselled with foliage, walnut full stocks profusely inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, silver pellets and silver panels engraved with foliage and flowerheads, silver-gilt mounts (slightly rubbed) cast and chased with trophies of arms and foliage in relief, including side-plates, spurred pommels and trigger-guards, silver-gilt triggers each cast and pierced as a monster, engraved silver fore-end caps, and silver false ramrods, the barrels and locks English, signed Wilson, late 18th Century
17¼in. (2)

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