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A PAIR OF 120-BORE FLINTLOCK RIFLED TURN-OFF 'QUEEN-ANNE' POCKET-PISTOLS SIGNED 'DURDINIER',
French, circa 1750, with 1 7/8in. tapering rifled cannon barrels, gilt damascened breeches and top-tangs (gilding worn), diminutive flat borderline engraved bevel-edged locks signed 'LE DURDINIER A ST. LO' forwards of the hammers, dog safes behind the hammers, lozenge-shaped pans with bridled frizzens, scroll engraving to the hammers, walnut half-stocks with long-eared swollen iron butt-caps, floral carving behind the top-tangs, tear-drops carved behind the locks, border engraved iron pillar trigger-guards and urn finials with carved surrounds, no provision for ramrods
Estimate £1,600-2,000