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BY PENIET, COUR DES FONTAINES AU PALAIS ROYAL A PARIS, CIRCA 1790
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A PAIR OF FRENCH FLINTLOCK RIFLED OFFICER'S PISTOLS
BY PENIET, COUR DES FONTAINES AU PALAIS ROYAL A PARIS, CIRCA 1790
With signed octagonal to round multi-groove rifled sighted barrels each retaining traces of original blued finish, rounded locks each signed 'PEINET ARQUEBUSIER DU ROI A PARIS', single set triggers, walnut full stocks each with chequered butt, each butt with iron-bound aperture for an attachable shoulder-stock, iron mounts including trigger-guards each with acorn finial and retaining traces of original blued finish, and original iron and bones tipped ramrods with whale bone hafts
15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) overall
BY PENIET, COUR DES FONTAINES AU PALAIS ROYAL A PARIS, CIRCA 1790
With signed octagonal to round multi-groove rifled sighted barrels each retaining traces of original blued finish, rounded locks each signed 'PEINET ARQUEBUSIER DU ROI A PARIS', single set triggers, walnut full stocks each with chequered butt, each butt with iron-bound aperture for an attachable shoulder-stock, iron mounts including trigger-guards each with acorn finial and retaining traces of original blued finish, and original iron and bones tipped ramrods with whale bone hafts
15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) overall
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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