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AUCTION 60: ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR & MILITARIA
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LOT 431:
A FLINTLOCK PISTOL, BRILLIANTLY ENGRAVED, PROBABLY GERMAN OR DUTCH, C. 1750
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Start price:
$
7,000
Estimated price :
$9,000 - $11,000
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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sales tax: 8.875%
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A FLINTLOCK PISTOL, BRILLIANTLY ENGRAVED, PROBABLY GERMAN OR DUTCH, C. 1750
A brilliantly engraved and shining flintlock pistol decorated across every part of its metal surfaces with extravagant floral designs as well as images of horseback riders and animals. The trigger-guard in particular is decorated with a Freiherr crown, a symbol of rank in Germanic culture equivalent to that of a Baron in England.
Bore diameter: 13 mm.
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Dimensions: L: 20 in., (51 cm.)
Condition: Good action. Elaborately engraved furniture in excellent condition considering age. Stock appears very lightly scratched, as expected. Ramrod is original.
