GOOD PAIR OF FRENCH SILVER MOUNTED AND INLAID FLINTLOCK PISTOLS FOR EASTERN PRESENTATION BY HENRI LECONTE A PARIS: GUN MAKER TO KING LOUIS XV, CIRCA 1770.

SN NSN. Lock of typical French form with French cock unadorned. Octagonal to rnd bbls inlaid in gold with flags, a crescent moon, and star. Silver mounts comprising spurred buttcap, trigger guard, ramrod pipes and bbl bands. Highly figured walnut full stocks with false ramrods in the Ottoman style profusely inlaid with silver wire, swags of fruit, leaves, and silver thumb piece. A showy pair of French pistols made for the Eastern trade by a royal gun maker. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Mounts are good with crisp engraving. Lock is gray. Bbls are rebrowned. Wood rates very good with much original finish. Pistols are reconverted with one top jaw definitely a later replacement. 4-49865 (5,000-10,000) – Lot 2458

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
	2458	$4,025.00	GOOD PAIR OF FRENCH SILVER MOUNTED AND INLAID FLINTLOCK PISTOLS FOR EASTERN PRESENTATION BY HENRI LECONTE A PARIS: GUN MAKER TO KING LOUIS XV, CIRCA 1770. SN NSN. Lock of typical French form with French cock unadorned. Octagonal to rnd bbls inlaid in gold with flags, a crescent moon, and star. Silver mounts comprising spurred buttcap, trigger guard, ramrod pipes and bbl bands. Highly figured walnut full stocks with false ramrods in the Ottoman style profusely inlaid with silver wire, swags of fruit, leaves, and silver thumb piece. A showy pair of French pistols made for the Eastern trade by a royal gun maker. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Mounts are good with crisp engraving. Lock is gray. Bbls are rebrowned. Wood rates very good with much original finish. Pistols are reconverted with one top jaw definitely a later replacement. 4-49865 (5,000-10,000) – Lot 2458 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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GOOD PAIR OF FRENCH SILVER MOUNTED AND INLAID FLINTLOCK PISTOLS FOR EASTERN PRESENTATION BY HENRI LECONTE A PARIS: GUN MAKER TO KING LOUIS XV, CIRCA 1770.