Paire de pistolets d'arçon à silex
Paire de pistolets d'arçon à silex

George Favral, vers 1750

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Paire de pistolets d'arçon à silex
George Favral, vers 1750
Canons légèrement raccourcis avec système de visée en laiton, canons cerclés de laiton, platines signés et toutes deux gravées d'un soldat assis sous le bassinet et d'un canon sur la queue, crosse et fût façonnés, garnitures en laiton doré dont un large pommeau, et plaquettes gravées de masques et volutes, partie en corne postérieure, baguettes en bois.
Canons 28.5 cm (11.2 in.) (2)
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A pair of flintlock holster pistols
By George Favral, mid-18th century
With slightly shortened swamped barrels each with three-quarter length sighting flat bearing a brass fore-sight and short brass-covered sighting-flat at the breech, brass-covered tangs, signed flat bevelled locks each engraved with seated Classical warrior beneath the pan and a cannon on the tail, moulded figured full stocks, gilt-brass mounts including spurred pommels and shaped side-plates each engraved with mask and scrollwork, later horn fore-end caps, and wooden ramrods.

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