Pair of pistols c.1800-19
Steel, wood, silver, coral | 49.3 cm (length) | RCIN 62424
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Pair of flintlock pistols; round/octagonal steel barrel partly chased with foliate scrolls, with silver repoussé band; wooden stock applied throughout with tear-shaped pieces of coral with engraved silver surrounds; chased silver mounts, with armour and military trophies; wooden and silver ramrods.
Provenance
Part of a set of guns and pistols given by the Dey of Algiers.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Steel, wood, silver, coral
Measurements
49.3 cm (length)
31.5 cm (barrel length)
Place of Production
Algiers [Algeria]