A FINE PAIR OF 8MM SINGLE-BARRELLED TARGET PISTOLS BY GEBR. KRAUS, toplevers, rebounding sidelocks, percussion fences with arcading, best foliate-scroll engraving with full colour-hardened finish overall, the scrolled triggerguards inset with a gold-encrusted monogram, well-figured fluted walnut butts with engraved and colour-hardened finials, the octagonal fluted barrels with open-sights and gold-inlaid breech-ends | Christie's

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A FINE PAIR OF 8MM SINGLE-BARRELLED TARGET PISTOLS BY GEBR. KRAUS, toplevers, rebounding sidelocks, percussion fences with arcading, best foliate-scroll engraving with full colour-hardened finish overall, the scrolled triggerguards inset with a gold-encrusted monogram, well-figured fluted walnut butts with engraved and colour-hardened finials, the octagonal fluted barrels with open-sights and gold-inlaid breech-ends

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A FINE PAIR OF 8MM SINGLE-BARRELLED TARGET PISTOLS BY GEBR. KRAUS, toplevers, rebounding sidelocks, percussion fences with arcading, best foliate-scroll engraving with full colour-hardened finish overall, the scrolled triggerguards inset with a gold-encrusted monogram, well-figured fluted walnut butts with engraved and colour-hardened finials, the octagonal fluted barrels with open-sights and gold-inlaid breech-ends
10in. barrels, German definitive proof
In their leather case

Lot Essay

The pistols are of exceptional quality and appear to be virtually unused

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