A Pair Of 32-Bore German Flintlock Pistols
A Pair Of 32-Bore German Flintlock Pistols

BY JOHAN ANDREAS KUCHENREUTER, STEINWEG BEI REGENSBURG, CIRCA 1780

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A Pair Of 32-Bore German Flintlock Pistols
By Johan Andreas Kuchenreuter, Steinweg bei Regensburg, circa 1780
With tapering sighted barrels signed in silver on the sighting flat and with silver spider fore-sights, each breech stamped with silver-lined maker's stamp (Neue Stckel 7717) and three smaller marks (Neue Stckel 632), shaped tangs incorporating two-leaf back-sights numbered '1' and '2' respectively, signed flat bevelled locks each with rounded tail, figured walnut full stocks (minor defects) with incised decoration and a carved floral spray behind each barrel tang, plain shaped brass mounts, set triggers, and wooden ramrods (one associated and lacking its tip, iron parts with patches of light pitting)
12in. (31.8cm.) (2)

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