Pair of percussion pistols by Gastinne-Renette... - Lot 84 - Vasari Auction

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Pair of percussion pistols by Gastinne-Renette... - Lot 84 - Vasari Auction
Pair of percussion pistols by Gastinne-Renette in Paris, numbered "1" and "2", thundering and marked on the upper side "Gastinne-Renette Arq de l'Empereur à Paris", rifled barrel of 24.3 cm, caliber 11 mm, with flutes and gilded inlays, mounted on drawer, 10 cm percussion plate, decorated hammer in suite, finger bridge inlaid with gold motifs, Renaissance stock entirely engraved with vegetal motifs, LT 42.5 cm, in a blue velvet case, decorated with gold, and marked in gold letters "Gastinne-Renette Arqr ordinaire de S." (Ordinary Gastinne-Renette Arqr of S.).M. l'Empereur", complete with its accessories: stick, ball pusher, mallet, pod, engraved and gilded powder flask, articulated spherical ball mould, screwdriver containing an oiler, box with primers, box containing hooks and spare handlebars, the necessary-cassette 47 x 26 x 8.5 cm, cracks in the plating of the lid otherwise superb condition. France Second Empire period
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