Pair of Miquelet Flintlock Pistols, dated 1757, Colonial Spanish, probably Mexico, Steel, wood (family leguminosae), silver

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Pair of Miquelet Flintlock Pistols, dated 1757, Colonial Spanish, probably Mexico, Steel, wood (family leguminosae), silver, L.: 10 7/8 in. ( cm); L. of barrel: 6 in. ( cm);L.: 10 5/8 in. ( cm); L. of barrel: 6 in. ( cm), Firearms-Guns-Miquelet, Signed and dated colonial Spanish firearms are extremely rare. These pistols are in the Peninsular Spanish style, which was popular in Spain by the 1740s in reaction to the strong influence in court circles of English and French firearms

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