Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

153155153A PAIR OF CAUCASIAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLSWITH VIENNESE LOCKS, 19TH CENTURYwith multi-stage tapering barrels fitted with silver fore-sightsand a long silver flat (one tang broken, losses), engravedrounded locks signed ‘Georg Keiser’ (one steel chipped),hardwood full stocks profusely inlaid with white metal wirescrolls and pellets, and spherical butts decorated en suite(worn throughout, losses)45cm; 17N in(2)£600-800154A BALKAN MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOL, 18TH/EARLY 19THCENTURYwith tapering barrel retained by a single white metalrepousée band at the muzzle, chiselled steel lock, carvedhardwood full stock with butt of so-called rat's tail form(cracked through), applied with a panel of niello andrepousée white metal over the spine, steel trigger-guardwith acanthus finial and spurred pommel (losses), andretaining a portion of its ramrod46.5cm; 18D in£300-400155A BALKAN SILVER-MOUNTED MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOL,LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURYwith tapering barrel inscribed ‘London’ over the breech andretained by a large repousée silver muzzle band, engravedrusset iron lock overlaid with a plain silver panel, figuredhardwood full stock, the butt encased in large silverrepousée panels matching the muzzle band, and silvermounts en suite including spurred ‘rat’s tail’ pommel, triggerguardand ramrod-pipe, and iron ramrod (worn throughout)42.3cm; 16D in£300-40061