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Outstanding pair of 18th Century horseman’s size flintlock pistols converted to percussion and signed “A. Mann” with fancy cast and hand engraved brass mounts with deep engraved and ornamented steel barrels. Thepistols measure approximately 20” overall, the barrels measure 13.5” and are approximately .60 caliber smoothbore. The trigger guards show a small panel that is engraved with the initials “F M”; the owner’s plaques mounted in the wrists show a crown with a center panel that is hand engraved with a crown over a shield with three fish intertwined at the center. The butt caps show a small vignette with a single fleur delis. The balance of the mounts are nicely cast, then hand engraved and chased in scrolls and geometrics; the mounts show good traces of gold gilt. The pistols were originally made ca 1725-1750 and show a goodconversion to percussion about 1830 with the hammers engraved to match the lock plates at time of conversion. The barrels show floral engraving on the breech extending approximately 3.75” down the barrel. The muzzles show approximately 1.25" of matching engraving with a line engraved border that joins the breech and muzzle engraving. The stocks are nicely carved and molded; the condition is very good + with some minor pitting and erosion; the stocks also are very good + with just some minor marks and slight imperfections. The stocks show horn tips with matching horn tipped ramrods of correct vintage. It appears that based on the content of the make-up of the above-noted owner's plaques mounted in the wrists of the pistols, this pair is from the family of the Princes zu Salm-Riefferscheidt-Dyck and was likely in the collection of the Castle (Schloss) Dyck, having been sold in several auctions in London, ca 1992. the salmon crest was adopted by the Princes Dyck, in an area that started out as a small County of the Holy Roman Empire, was annexed by the First French Empire in 1811, later merged to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1813 and then became part of Germany along with the other "Colleges of Kings and Princes". A beautiful pair of large horseman's pistols with history that likely can be further researched. Est:$3,000-6,000
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