Lot 334
ROSEWOOD CASED PAIR OF FRENCH TARGET PISTOLS, BRUNEEL À LYON Y
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 4 September 2019 at 11:00 BST
£3,250
Description
signed on the lock plates PAR. BREVET D'INVENTION/ BRUNEEL À LYON, with octagonal Damascus barrels and walnut stocks with chequered grips, terminating in carved butts, with shortened metal ramrods, in a relined case fitted with accessories, including a wooden mallet, bore rod, cleaning rod, cap holder, screwdriver, flask and ball mould
Dimensions
Case 46cm wide
Footnote
Note: Bruneel, also seen spelled Bruniel and Brunel, was active from around 1825 until circa 1850 and are thought to have supplied weapons and other goods to the French military.