Pair of pistols owned by Maurice or Nassau-Beverweerd Pistol owned by Maurice or Nassau-Beverweerd, Gun with flint lock, part of a couple. The cock of the castle is embossed with a curl, the lock plate is engraved with a satyr with a basket on his back on a dragon, a crowned, lauded mirror monogram and a signature. The barrel has two rings. The flask is cut with leafy tendrils and an owl behind the barrel, in the plane opposite the lock inlaid with silver in the form of two birds, a rabbit that does not touch the branch in relation to the rabbit at 9288 that does touch the branch, and two
Pair of pistols owned by Maurice or Nassau-Beverweerd Pistol owned by Maurice or Nassau-Beverweerd, Gun with flint lock, part of a couple. The cock of the castle is embossed with a curl, the lock plate is engraved with a satyr with a basket on his back on a dragon, a crowned, lauded mirror monogram and a signature. The barrel has two rings. The flask is cut with leafy tendrils and an owl behind the barrel, in the plane opposite the lock inlaid with silver in the form of two birds, a rabbit that does not touch the branch in relation to the rabbit at 9288 that does touch the branch, and two heads, one with a Classic helmet, between flower vines, the same wire ornament with flowers is inlaid around the thumb plate, the butt of one of the pistols is broken. The fitting consists of two silver loading rod sleeves, a silver thumb plate engraved with the same crowned monogram as on the lock plate but without laurel wreath, an iron trigger guard with a well-worked end and an iron butt cap, loading stick is equipped with an iron cap, Maurits van Nassau-Beverweerd, Willem van Essen, Amsterdam, 1670 - 1678, wood (plant material), iron (metal), silver (metal), inlay (process), l cm l 30 cm d 14 mm w 817 gr
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License: Licensed
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