Main Sale - September 2010 : Sale A1045 Lot 463
A SCARCE 11-BORE RUSSIAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL FROM THE TULA ARSENAL
Product Details
A SCARCE 11-BORE RUSSIAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL FROM THE TULA ARSENAL
dated for 1776, with 11in two-stage barrel (muzzle re-profiled), flattened sighting rib with provision for foresight (missing), squared solid tang, flat, bevelled edge lock signed and dated in cyrillic, lozenge-shaped pan, walnut full-stock, iron furniture with long eared butt-cap, angled forend cap with hole for rammer (missing), minor losses and repairs to wood, iron surfaces discoloured to brown throughout
Estimate £600-800