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Fine Antique Arms and Militaria from around the world

Wednesday 25 September 2024 e Thursday 26 September 2024, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A pair of cased percussion target pistols by Joseph Heuse, Mid 19th Century

Estimate

€ 800 - 1.200

Sold

€ 3.000

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Belgio
length 41.5 cm.
Micro-rifled, octagonal, 12 mm cal barrels, silver foresight. Tangs engraved and provided with rear sight. Percussion forward spring locks featuring lock plates engraved with floral motifs, the tangs with beautiful flowers. Wooden, half stock, fore-end caps sculpted as a shell, checkered butts, elliptical butt-plates with sculpted leaf decoration. Set trigger. Iron mounts, trigger guards with finger support and engraved with a spider web and floral motifs, butt-plates finely carved with laurel and flowers. Kept in a wooden case (missing parts) lined with burgundy cloth inside (defects and missing parts) complete with tools and powder flask.