A pair of flintlock pistols, Johann Jakob Behr, Liège, circa 1740 Round and smooth barrels in 14 mm calibre with midribs. Slightly chiselled flintlocks, each lockplate signed "I. I. BEHR". Florally carved stocks made from walnut root wood with brass furnitures in relief and floral openwork side plates. Each pommel with mascaron. Wooden ramrods with horn tips. Length 38 cm each. Johann Jakob Behr, circa 1690 - 1740, came from Würzburg. From 1725 on he is mentioned as a merchant in Liège. historic, historical, civil handgun, civil handguns, handh, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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