Double-barreled flint lock turnover pistol, flint gun with rotating barrel. The lock consists of three plates: a back plate with the lock mechanism and the two front plates each with a pan and a fire sample, the rooster is decorated with lace work, the lock is engraved and chiseled in bas-relief with flowers, floral scrolls and a snake, the cock screw has a head of gilt brass, signature on the front plates. The two walks mounted one above the other are dotted in gold with three groups of leafy tendrils on a blued surface: on the back, in the middle and near the trumpet. The rosewood stock consists of two parts: the grooved front drawer, on one side for the loading stick, and the handle. The iron fitting is decorated in the same way as the barrels and consists of two loading rod sleeves, a loop-shaped trigger guard with a pawl for the turning mechanism, an S-shaped screw plate engraved with two entangled hoses and a strap around the butt cap damsided with arabesques, the ebony loading stick has an iron cap with the same decoration as the loading tube sleeves, Maastricht, Limburg, Michel de la Pierre (attributed to), Maastricht (possibly), 1645 - 1650, brass (alloy), gilding (material), gold (metal), rosewood (wood), iron (metal), ebony (wood), gilding, l 71.6 cm l 50.5 cm d 12.35 mm w 1402 gr
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