GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
VERY FINE PAIR OF SILVER MOUNTED GOLD DECORATED OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK PISTOLS, CIRCA 1790. NSN These very fine flintlock pistols have superb Turkish Damascus bbls and are decorated on the breeches, locks, hammer, cocks and frizzens with finely engraved raised relief of pure gold. The walnut Circassian walnut stocks are completely inlaid with engraved silver, panoplies of arms, expanded flower heads, wire work and plaques. False ramrods also of silver. Side plates finely cast and chased with portrait bust and monster. Bbls are key fastened. Triggers are finely articulated. Locks have rainproof pans and roller bearing frizzen springs. Patent breeches most unusual on pistols of this period. Silver thumb pieces cast and chased in high relief. Spurred butt caps are relatively austere with skull crusher pommels. PROVENANCE: F. Theodore Dexter 34 Year Scrapbook wherein they are described as French. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Metal is excellent with little or no pitting. Gold is nearly perfect condition, unrubbed and very crisp. All silver is relatively unrubbed as well and engraving extremely crisp. Trigger guards lightly engraved "ML-539B". Damascus bbls are nearly as new. Bores indicate absolutely no use. 43018-81 MZ16 (8,000-12,000)