Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2013 : Sale A121213 Lot 594
CHATELLERAULT ARSENAL, FRANCE A COMPOSED PAIR OF PERCUSSION 22-BORE SEA-SERVICE BELT-PISTOLS, MODEL 1837, serial nos. 1716 & none...

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CHATELLERAULT ARSENAL, FRANCE
A COMPOSED PAIR OF PERCUSSION 22-BORE SEA-SERVICE BELT-PISTOLS, MODEL '1837', serial no's. 1716 & none visible,
circa 1840, with round, slightly tapering 6 1/2in. barrels, solid squared top-tangs marked 'MLE 1837', off-set top-mounted nipples, plain curved back-action locks signed 'MRE RLE DE CHATELLERAULT', hammers of slightly different forms, plain walnut half-stocks (both cracked at grip), brass furniture, one pistol with full-length iron back-strap, side-mounted iron belt-hooks and captive iron under-barrel stirrup ramrods, inspectors stamps to many components

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Estimate £800-1,200