GUN FALL 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2017
SUPERB QUALITY PAIR FRENCH PERCUSSION TARGET/ DUELING PISTOLS HAVING EBONY STOCKS WITH ORIGINAL CASE HAVING A Ls. LEFAURE LABEL AND ACCESSORIES.LE FAUREPERCUSSION PISTOLNSN50CASED PAIR W/ACCESSCal. 50. 10-1/2" Browned swamped octagon bbls with multi groove rifling, are gold inlaid "CANON ACIER FONDU" around breech ends. Breech irons and patent breeches are beautifully engraved with finely cut attenuated scroll with unusual shaded acanthus terminations. Shaped island locks with tall serpentine hammers have similar engraving with game scenes of ducks in marsh toward front ends. Ebony stocks with relief carved forend tips and no provision for ramrods, have flared fluted butts. Furniture is of polished iron. Trigger guards have spurs. Trigger plates have nicely shaped finials. Grip caps have lozenge shaped finials. These parts are also engraved with more of that unusual scroll matching locks, etc. More scenes of birds are on front radii of trigger guard bows. Guns are housed in rosewood veneered case with bronze edges and corners, and shaped bronze central medallion. Case is lined in purple velvet and has old paper label printed with scene of hunter, dogs, and stag, as well as "Ls LEFAURE Arquebusier, Bte" then with address and "A Paris". Case contains a fine array of high quality accessories, most orig, including a rosewood loading mallet, two loading rods, two rosewood containers, small fancy steel oil bottle, powder dipper, small powder flask with ribbed copper body, and a mainspring vice. Other, probably not orig accessories include a high quality steel ball mold with sprue cutter, and nipple wrench with walnut handle. Covered compartment with turned rosewood knob contains some balls and a spare nipple. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain nearly all of their brown, silvered on sharp edges. All other metal parts retain most of their bright polish, darkened a bit to an overall pewter gray. Stocks are very fine with nearly all of their orig finish, one pistol showing some checks through lock area, and a sliver missing in front of bbl bolster. The other has repaired cracks around upper rear portion surrounding lock. Bores are excellent. Locks are crisp. Exterior of case is very fine with nearly all of its orig finish, with some cracks through top. Interior cloth is good with rubs and compressions, considerably faded with two large spots corresponding to leakage of oil or cleaning fluid from breeches of bbls. Label is a bit tattered but legible. Accessories are very fine to excellent. 52700-60 MGM421 (5,000-7,500)