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A PAIR OF MONTENEGRIN CELINA PISTOLS & HOLSTER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD
A PAIR OF MONTENEGRIN CELINA PISTOLS & HOLSTER
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 650 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will a
A superior PAIR of classic form, stocked entirely in silver with typical large, bud-shaped butts. Exceptionally well-cast, embossed and deeply chased throughout with characteristic rococco motifs within geometrical borders. Mounted with profiled and engraved miguelet locks and curled triggers, the barrels octagonal at the breech and retained by a large en suite forearm cap.
In their fine double holster of leather with elaborately-embroidered face. Latter 18th century. One ramrod lacking, wear to holster. Overall length 52.5 cm.
Condition II