A pair of deluxe flintlock pistols, Johann Joseph Bauer in Vienna, circa 1730, Round barrels with flattened midribs made of wild Damascus in Turkish style, smooth bores in 14 mm calibre. The roots of the barrels and the muzzles decorated with finely inlaid silver bands, partly with bead decoration. The upper sides of the barrels decorated with arabesques inlaid in silver, at the breeches gold-lined marks. The engraved tangs numbered "1" and "2". Locks with flat lock plates, profusely covered with deeply chiselled decoration depicting war deity Ma, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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