Lot 131
An early 18th century steel mounted Italian flintlock holster pistol
Auction: 26 September 2007 at 11:00 BST
Description
the rounded banana shaped lock with finely chiselled acanthus leaf at the tail and on the frizzen back, rubbed signature Anton Boniscolo, elegant shaped cock with floral chiselled cock retaining screw head, trigger cut and scrolled with foliate chiselling, replacement trigger guard, bulbous spurred pommel with chiselled acanthus leaves on both sides and floral butt cap en suite with cock retaining screw, pierced and cut steel blank escutcheon, finely cut foliate side plate, the two stage barrel octagonal at the breech tapering to a slender muzzle with rubbed classical portrait head at the breech, plain tang, dark walnut full stock carved with foliate scrolls at the barrel tang, trigger guard finial and rear chiselled steel ramrod pipes, replacement ramrod
Dimensions
53cm long