Cased Pair of Percussion Target Pistols with Loading and Cleaning Accessories, Made for Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, Duke of Bordeaux, Count of Chambord (1820–1883), dated 1829, Paris, French, Paris, Steel, gold, wood (ebony, walnut, amboyna), silver, velvet, ivory, case L. 15 in. (38 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25 cm); H. 3 1/4 in. ( 8 cm); pistol L. (each) 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); barrel L. (each) 6 3/8 in. (17 cm); Cal. (each) .43 in. (11 mm), Firearms-Pistols-Percussion, These pistols were made for the nine-year-old Henri d'Artois (1820–1883), the last member of the Bourbon royal dynasty. Their decoration includes the fleurs-de-lis of France and the crowned monogram of their owner
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Cased Pair, Percussion Target Pistols, Loading, Cleaning Accessories, Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, Duke, Bordeaux, Count, Chambord, 1820–1883, dated 1829, Paris, French, Steel, gold, wood, ebony, walnut, amboyna, silver, velvet, ivory, case L, 15, 38 cm, W, 9 7/8, 25, H, 3 1/4, 8, pistol, 11, 28.6, barrel, 6 3/8, 17, Cal, .43, mm, Firearms-Pistols-Percussion, pistols, nine-year-old Henri, d'Artois, last member, Bourbon royal, dynasty, decoration includes, fleurs-de-lis, France, crowned monogram, owner
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