Christian II Louis, Duke of Mecklenburg (1683 - 1756) - a pair of flintlock pistols, J. Samuel Meckel in Schwerin, dated 1739 Faceted, unscrewable brass barrels with silver-plated cannon muzzles and rifled bores in 9 mm calibre. On top of the breech raised inlaid ciphers "CL" surmounted by the ducal crown and dots decoration. Sparsely engraved flintlocks, the lock plates signed and dated. Walnut half stocks with gilt brass fittings in fine relief, the pommels each inscribed "No 7". Varnished barrels, the gilding slightly faded, one stock with an , Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available


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