Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria - Thomas Del Mar
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria - Thomas Del Mar
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria - Thomas Del Mar
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A PAIR OF CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED MIQUELET-<br />
LOCK PISTOLS, DAGHESTAN, THIRD QUARTER OF THE<br />
19TH CENTURY<br />
each with swamped barrel retained by three chased<br />
nielloed silver bands (one missing), chiselled with a long<br />
flat sparsely decorated with gold foliage including the goldlined<br />
barrelsmith’s mark at the breech, the tang overlaid<br />
with nielloed silver incorporating the back-sight and<br />
extending over the spine of the butt, lock of characteristic<br />
form overlaid with silver nielloed flowers and foliage (one<br />
top-jaw replaced), figured walnut full stock applied with<br />
nielloed silver panels, characteristic ball-shaped butt<br />
overlaid with nielloed silver fitted with a steel ring for<br />
suspension (the silver with small losses), steel button<br />
trigger, one decorated with gold, and nielloed fore-end cap<br />
en suite with the barrel bands<br />
47cm; 18Iin<br />
Provenance<br />
Jacques Arlaud, St Ouen, 1959<br />
(2)<br />
£3000-5000<br />
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