Flintlock Pistol (2 of 2), early 1700s. Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th Century. Steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration; overall: cm (19 1/2 in.); barrel: cm (12 5/8 in.); bore: cm (9/16 in.). The barrel of this pistol is signed G. MASSIN, a gunsmith apparently working in eastern France or French-speaking Flanders, possibly the city of Liège. The exquisite ornament along the breech of the barrel is chiseled and engraved. The gilded lock-plate and mounts may be compared to the finest contemporary work in other media, such as
Flintlock Pistol (2 of 2), early 1700s. Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th Century. Steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration; overall: cm (19 1/2 in.); barrel: cm (12 5/8 in.); bore: cm (9/16 in.). The barrel of this pistol is signed G. MASSIN, a gunsmith apparently working in eastern France or French-speaking Flanders, possibly the city of Liège. The exquisite ornament along the breech of the barrel is chiseled and engraved. The gilded lock-plate and mounts may be compared to the finest contemporary work in other media, such as furniture with ormolu mounts.
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