Percussion Exhibition Pistol, dated 1849, Paris, French, Paris, Steel, gold, L. 16 in. (40.7 cm); L. of barrel 10 1/4 in. (26.1 cm); Cal. .45 in. (11.4 mm), Firearms-Pistols-Percussion, Commissioned by the renowned Paris gunmaking firm of Le Page, these are the only known pistols executed by Antoine Vechte (1799–1868), a virtuoso silversmith, sculptor, and chiseler, who was famous in his day as the 'nineteenth-century Cellini' in reference to the accomplished Renaissance artist Benvenuto Cellini
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Percussion Exhibition Pistol, dated 1849, Paris, French, Steel, gold, L, 16, 40.7 cm, barrel 10 1/4, 26.1, Cal, .45, 11.4 mm, Firearms-Pistols-Percussion, Commissioned, renowned Paris gunmaking, firm, Le Page, pistols executed, Antoine Vechte, 1799–1868, virtuoso silversmith, sculptor, chiseler, famous, day, nineteenth-century Cellini, reference, accomplished Renaissance, artist, Benvenuto, Cellini
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