A FINE PAIR OF SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS with blued gold-inlaid two-stage barrels inscribed 'Fabricado de Erraduras en Eibar' in gold, five gold stamps at the breech, and chiselled girdle on a gilt ground, gold vents, partly chiselled locks with gold-filled mark, walnut three-quarter stocks, chequered butts, steel mounts chiselled in relief on a gilt ground, pommels and back-strap in one piece, trigger-guards with a further mark, horn-tipped ramrods, and much original finish, the barrels by Bustindui, the mounts by M. Alberdi, early 19th Century

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A FINE PAIR OF SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS with blued gold-inlaid two-stage barrels inscribed 'Fabricado de Erraduras en Eibar' in gold, five gold stamps at the breech, and chiselled girdle on a gilt ground, gold vents, partly chiselled locks with gold-filled mark, walnut three-quarter stocks, chequered butts, steel mounts chiselled in relief on a gilt ground, pommels and back-strap in one piece, trigger-guards with a further mark, horn-tipped ramrods, and much original finish, the barrels by Bustindui, the mounts by M. Alberdi, early 19th Century
14in. (2)

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