VERY FINE PAIR OF DOUBLE BARREL FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY SIMON JOURJON OF ST. ETIENNE (1672 – 1752).

SN NSN. Cal. .545. 13″ Double round barrels with geometric and scrolled gold damascening at breech ends, mount walnut ramrods with steel caps through beaded steel tailpipes, and octagonal end heavily chamfered thimbles. Locks with integral faceted pans, have unbridled friction frizzens. Frizzen springs are nicely file decorated and have foliate tips. Lockplates are deeply chamfered, slightly cambered, and have long rebated pointed tails. Serpentine cocks have chamfers matching lockplates. Lock parts are engraved with geometric borders, some scroll, and with arrow, quiver, and boar’s head motifs on tails. “Simon Iovrjon” is in front of each cock. Dense European walnut stocks have fine acanthus carving on tops behind bbls, and with nicely shaped moldings around brass furniture, which consists of heavy brass caps to knobbed butts, both marked “10” and deeply chamfered trigger guards with acanthus finials. Stocks attach to bbls with screws through thimbles into bosses on bbls. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain most of what appears to be their orig bright blue under a layer of grime and light surface oxidation. Locks retain nearly all of their orig bright polish, with grime and light discoloration. Stocks are very fine retaining nearly all of what appears to be their orig finish, with considerable chipping around butt caps, some old, most relatively recent. Locks are crisp. A great pair of French pistols in need of a judicious cleaning. 4-49545 MGM118 (10,000-20,000) – Lot 2453

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2453	$15,525.00	VERY FINE PAIR OF DOUBLE BARREL FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY SIMON JOURJON OF ST. ETIENNE (1672 – 1752). SN NSN. Cal. .545. 13″ Double round barrels with geometric and scrolled gold damascening at breech ends, mount walnut ramrods with steel caps through beaded steel tailpipes, and octagonal end heavily chamfered thimbles. Locks with integral faceted pans, have unbridled friction frizzens. Frizzen springs are nicely file decorated and have foliate tips. Lockplates are deeply chamfered, slightly cambered, and have long rebated pointed tails. Serpentine cocks have chamfers matching lockplates. Lock parts are engraved with geometric borders, some scroll, and with arrow, quiver, and boar’s head motifs on tails. “Simon Iovrjon” is in front of each cock. Dense European walnut stocks have fine acanthus carving on tops behind bbls, and with nicely shaped moldings around brass furniture, which consists of heavy brass caps to knobbed butts, both marked “10” and deeply chamfered trigger guards with acanthus finials. Stocks attach to bbls with screws through thimbles into bosses on bbls. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain most of what appears to be their orig bright blue under a layer of grime and light surface oxidation. Locks retain nearly all of their orig bright polish, with grime and light discoloration. Stocks are very fine retaining nearly all of what appears to be their orig finish, with considerable chipping around butt caps, some old, most relatively recent. Locks are crisp. A great pair of French pistols in need of a judicious cleaning. 4-49545 MGM118 (10,000-20,000) – Lot 2453 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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VERY FINE PAIR OF DOUBLE BARREL FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY SIMON JOURJON OF ST. ETIENNE (1672 – 1752).