October 30 - November 2, 2018 Firearms, Militaria, & Sporting
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2018
The flat lock with step at toe is signed in a flourish with "Gaetan Botti", swan neck cock sparsely engraved with a flourish, hammer and screw engraved with a flower. Long Cominazzo barrel is fluted at breech, becoming round with a raised sighting rib. The brass furniture comprised engraved trigger guard, spurred buttcap termination in a grotesque mask, brass thumb piece and ramrod pipes. The highly figured root wood forestock with molded forend. serpentine side plate terminates in a dragon head. Lock has staining and dirt, no serious pitting. All small parts appear original. barrel in good condition with, minor staining. Brass furniture in good condition. Lock function correctly. The root wood stock has an old repaired split at old ramrod pipe and a 1" splice at extreme tip of forend and minor imperfections as expected with this type of wood, a tight split on left side of wood from age and some added finish. A handsome and long flintlock pistol by the Botti family.