A FINE PAIR OF 25-BORE BOHEMIAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS CIRCA 1730 WITH TWO-STAGE SIGHTED BARRELS EACH WITH FLUTED OCTAGONAL BREECH, FLUTED TANGS, FLAT BEVELLED LOCKS EACH ENGRAVED WITH SCROLLWORK INCLOSING A STAG HUNT IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE, CARVED MOULDED FIGURED WALNUT FULL STOCKS (ONE FORE-STOCK WITH MINOR REPAIRS), FULL GILT-BRONZE MOUNTS FINELY CAST AND CHASED IN RELIEF WITH SCROLLWORK AND STANDING FIGURES, ALL ON A PUNCHED GROUND, THE TRIGGER-GUARDS WITH A SPORTSMAN WITH HIS DOG AND GUN, THE SIDE-PLATES WITH A SCENE OF THE CHASE WITHIN A WOODED LANDSCAPE, SPURRED POMMELS EACH WITH GROTESQUE MASK CAP, SHAPED ESCUTCHEONS EACH WITH A BUST OF DIANA, OCTAGONAL RAMROD-PIPES, HORN FORE-END CAPS, AND HORN-TIPPED RAMRODS (REPLACED) 19½IN. (49.5CM.) (2)
A FINE PAIR OF 25-BORE BOHEMIAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS CIRCA 1730 WITH TWO-STAGE SIGHTED BARRELS EACH WITH FLUTED OCTAGONAL BREECH, FLUTED TANGS, FLAT BEVELLED LOCKS EACH ENGRAVED WITH SCROLLWORK INCLOSING A STAG HUNT IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE, CARVED MOULDED FIGURED WALNUT FULL STOCKS (ONE FORE-STOCK WITH MINOR REPAIRS), FULL GILT-BRONZE MOUNTS FINELY CAST AND CHASED IN RELIEF WITH SCROLLWORK AND STANDING FIGURES, ALL ON A PUNCHED GROUND, THE TRIGGER-GUARDS WITH A SPORTSMAN WITH HIS DOG AND GUN, THE SIDE-PLATES WITH A SCENE OF THE CHASE WITHIN A WOODED LANDSCAPE, SPURRED POMMELS EACH WITH GROTESQUE MASK CAP, SHAPED ESCUTCHEONS EACH WITH A BUST OF DIANA, OCTAGONAL RAMROD-PIPES, HORN FORE-END CAPS, AND HORN-TIPPED RAMRODS (REPLACED) 19½IN. (49.5CM.) (2)
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