Lot Essay
The same maker's signature appears on a target crossbow sold from the Albert Littler Collection in these Rooms, 18 July 2002, lot 238
SIGNED C. VAN MONTAGU BTÉ. A GAND, CIRCA 1860
Details
A 100-BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION KNIFE-PISTOL
Signed C. Van Montagu Bté. A Gand, circa 1860
With cylindrical etched twist barrel, the frame of brass overlaid with horn (chipped, two retaining screws missing) and incorporating a white-metal trap at the pommel, enclosing a folding knife-blade and a folding trigger (and originally another element, mainspring defective), Liège proof
6½in. (16.5cm.)
Signed C. Van Montagu Bté. A Gand, circa 1860
With cylindrical etched twist barrel, the frame of brass overlaid with horn (chipped, two retaining screws missing) and incorporating a white-metal trap at the pommel, enclosing a folding knife-blade and a folding trigger (and originally another element, mainspring defective), Liège proof
6½in. (16.5cm.)