EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CASED PAIR OF EBONY STOCKED PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOLS BY DEVISME OF PARIS.

SN NSN. Cal. .428 Groove diameter. 7″ Blued octagon bbls have eight deep rounded groove rifling. Bbls are finely silver inlaid with scrolled foliate designs at breeches and muzzles. “Devisme a Paris” (1815 – 1850) is on tops. Coin finished breeches with rounded snail bolsters are gold inlaid with “1” and “2” which are also on breech irons with inset V-notch rear sights. Patent breeches and breech irons are engraved with exceptionally well cut small scroll, scroll on breech irons shaded. Front action locks have rounded rebated tails, and are fitted with round bodied serpentine hammers. Locks are engraved with beautifully cut large open scroll. Solid ebony stocks with fluted grips are carved with full relief scrolled acanthus with stippled background. Furniture is of iron, is coin finished, and is scroll engraved. Trigger plates have spear finials. Trigger guards have finger spurs. Butt caps filed to match fluting of grips, have turned finials. Pistols have no provision for ramrods. Stocks attach to bbls with captive side nails through engraved steel oval escutcheons. Pistols are housed in their very fine ebony veneered case, with fancy inlet and engraved brass medallion on lid, and brass wire edging. Case is lined in scarlet velvet, and is gold embossed on lid “36 BOULEVART DES ITALIENS” “DEVISME” “ARQUEBUSIER BREVETE” “A PARIS”. Guns are accompanied by some very fine accessories, all French fitted, including a square headed ebony loading hammer, faceted ebony handled nipple wrench, polished steel powder measure, and two polished steel loading rods with brass knob heads. An ebony patch box and a cap box are in the center. A covered compartment with ebony knob holds orig key. CONDITION: Excellent, near new. Bbls have only slight silvering of sharp edges, and some light marks and spots. Other metal parts retain essentially all of their fine French gray finish. Stocks are excellent, with only a few light marks, No discernible cracking. Bores are excellent. Locks are crisp. Case is excellent, with nearly all its orig finish on exterior, but with some lifting and cracks in ebony veneer. Interior velvet is excellent with expected marks and compressions from contact with guns and accessories. Accessories are very fine to excellent. Loading mallet has a number of chips and marks on faces from use. Bright polish is present on all other accessories. Ebony of nipple wrench and circular boxes is also excellent. Mold is missing. An exceptional, high quality, pair of guns, wonderfully presented. 4-50331 MGM150 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2450

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2450	$9,200.00	EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CASED PAIR OF EBONY STOCKED PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOLS BY DEVISME OF PARIS. SN NSN. Cal. .428 Groove diameter. 7″ Blued octagon bbls have eight deep rounded groove rifling. Bbls are finely silver inlaid with scrolled foliate designs at breeches and muzzles. “Devisme a Paris” (1815 – 1850) is on tops. Coin finished breeches with rounded snail bolsters are gold inlaid with “1” and “2” which are also on breech irons with inset V-notch rear sights. Patent breeches and breech irons are engraved with exceptionally well cut small scroll, scroll on breech irons shaded. Front action locks have rounded rebated tails, and are fitted with round bodied serpentine hammers. Locks are engraved with beautifully cut large open scroll. Solid ebony stocks with fluted grips are carved with full relief scrolled acanthus with stippled background. Furniture is of iron, is coin finished, and is scroll engraved. Trigger plates have spear finials. Trigger guards have finger spurs. Butt caps filed to match fluting of grips, have turned finials. Pistols have no provision for ramrods. Stocks attach to bbls with captive side nails through engraved steel oval escutcheons. Pistols are housed in their very fine ebony veneered case, with fancy inlet and engraved brass medallion on lid, and brass wire edging. Case is lined in scarlet velvet, and is gold embossed on lid “36 BOULEVART DES ITALIENS” “DEVISME” “ARQUEBUSIER BREVETE” “A PARIS”. Guns are accompanied by some very fine accessories, all French fitted, including a square headed ebony loading hammer, faceted ebony handled nipple wrench, polished steel powder measure, and two polished steel loading rods with brass knob heads. An ebony patch box and a cap box are in the center. A covered compartment with ebony knob holds orig key. CONDITION: Excellent, near new. Bbls have only slight silvering of sharp edges, and some light marks and spots. Other metal parts retain essentially all of their fine French gray finish. Stocks are excellent, with only a few light marks, No discernible cracking. Bores are excellent. Locks are crisp. Case is excellent, with nearly all its orig finish on exterior, but with some lifting and cracks in ebony veneer. Interior velvet is excellent with expected marks and compressions from contact with guns and accessories. Accessories are very fine to excellent. Loading mallet has a number of chips and marks on faces from use. Bright polish is present on all other accessories. Ebony of nipple wrench and circular boxes is also excellent. Mold is missing. An exceptional, high quality, pair of guns, wonderfully presented. 4-50331 MGM150 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2450 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CASED PAIR OF EBONY STOCKED PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOLS BY DEVISME OF PARIS.