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STUNNING PAIR OF ORNATE SPANISH BELT PISTOLS

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD
STUNNING PAIR OF ORNATE SPANISH BELT PISTOLS
SERIAL NUMBER N/A BARREL 10 3/4" CALIBER .58 MANUFACTURED 1729. Produced in Madrid Spain with swamped 1/2 octagon to round barrels with wedding bands. Silver inlaid on octagon flats "EN MADRID" "1729" " LS QVIBEL" Silver touch mark with crown "DIES QVI BEI" Profusely relief carved walnut stock with horn tip engraved silver butt cap and elaborately embellished silver trigger guard with single set trigger. Lock is deeply relief engraved in scrolls and vine motif. Pistols were converted from flint to percussion in the earlier 1800 period. CONDITIONS. Very fine with stocks being superb with a small sliver missing at right front. Bores are very fine and smooth. Barrels retain most all of their deep rust blue finish and all of their silver inlays. The actions operate properly as do the set triggers. An extremely fine matched pair of Gentleman's belt pistols of the finest quality. ANTIQUE