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A CASED PAIR OF 12mm EBONY-STOCKED PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS SIGNED F. KETTNER, COLN, serial numbered 8705,
circa 1850, with mirror-blued 10 1/4in. fully fluted barrels signed in gilt within the top-flutes 'F. KETTNER IN COLN', the left top-flute 'GUSS-STAHL', the right 'DURCHGEBOHRT', fore-sights on narrow dove-tails, fixed notch rear-sights, in the white breech-blocks with scroll engraved detail, engraved top-tangs, engraved in the white locks with hump backs and indented edges around the dipped and pointed tails, engraved hammers with pie-crust edges to the hammer bases, polished ebony half-stock with fluted grips, the central section of each grip relief-carved with scrolls, iron spire pommels, complex finger-spurred trigger guard bows, single set triggers and no provision for ramrods (some repaired age related hairlines to wood), in their maker's walnut casing lined and compartmented in the Continental manner in green baize (some fading) and retaining a full suite of accessories including brass mounted loading and cleaning rods, turn screw, loading mallet, scissors mould, cleaning implements and a turned wood cap-barrel, all in good condition with much original finish (repaired crack to case lid)
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Estimate £2,000-3,000