Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2018 : Sale A1218 Lot 473
A 20-BORE FLINTLOCK HORSE-PISTOL SIGNED VITI, no visible serial number,

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A 20-BORE FLINTLOCK HORSE-PISTOL SIGNED 'VITI', no visible serial number,
Italian circa 1730, with triple staged 13 1/2in. iron barrel in the white, the breech section octagonal to sixteen-sided, moulded band at the intersection, applied fore-sight, solid square-tipped top-tang, strongly curved bevel-edged flat lock with engraved borders and stepped pointed tail, 'VITI' signed beneath the lozenge pan, bridle-less frizzen, burr-walnut full-stock with carved borders (fore-end tip renewed in antiquity), moulded iron furniture including bulbous butt-cap with long side-spurs, bevel edged trigger-guard and tang, complex sideplate, faceted thimbles and probable replacement wood ramrod, some working inlet repairs

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Estimate £800-1,200