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Pair of elliptical barrel Blunderbuss pistols of French style with finger release snap bayonets, s

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Pair of elliptical barrel Blunderbuss pistols  of French style with finger release snap  bayonets, s
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Pair of elliptical barrel Blunderbuss pistols of French style with finger release snap bayonets, signed M. Viot. The pair measure approximately 12-7/8" overall with 7" barrels that measure 1-5/8" across the outerdimensions of the elliptical barrels. The pair are iron mounted with light engraving. They are full stocked to the muzzles in a light colored fruitwood, showing silver wire inlays with fancy intertwined initials behind the tang. The pair are in their original flintlock configuration, and 2 correct style horn tipped ramrods are included. Condition is very good+ with just normal aging, stocks are also very good with a small amount of the silver wire missing. The bayonets are springing out well and locking. The pair would date about 1799-1820s, during the high point of the Napoleonic era, and just the type an officer would carry for personaldefense. Est.: $4,000-$8,000