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Extremly Rare Mexican Silver Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Flintlock

$38,326.10
£28,581.31
€32,300
CA$53,348.02
A$57,254.41
CHF 30,690.62
MX$689,030.52
NOK 386,963.34
SEK 352,856.94
DKK 246,106.47

About the Item

Extremly Rare South American Silver-Mounted Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Late 18th century, Mexican With a roped silver band around the turned and belled muzzle, the forward sections polygonal and inlaid with silver fronds, octagonal breeches with silver foliage on the flats either side, a broad silver band at the rear, foliate engraved tangs, characteristic locks with fluted mount beneath the pan enclosing the steel-spring, full stocks inlaid with silver panels secured by silver pins and pierced and engraved with foliage inhabited by monsters, birds and a pair of rabits, the last forward of the trigger-guards, and studded with further silver pins. The fore-ends en suite and each inlaid with a silver panel pierced and engraved as a double-headed eagle, foliate engraved silver side-plates each pierced for an iron belt hook with heart-shaped piercing at the terminal, silver trigger-guards with fluted bows and slender tangs, ovoidal butt-caps each embossed and chased with rocailles and foliage inhabited by a pair of rabits, border engraved silver fore-end bands, and original ramrods with tips . The Spanish form barrel encrusted with silver depicting florals, and inscription in reserve: Miguel!!!! This pistol was made by the local silversmith and ironsmith- Similar pistols can be found in :MET MUSEUM.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 3.15 in (8 cm)Width: 1.97 in (5 cm)Depth: 16.54 in (42 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1770
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Madrid, ES
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5779234052842

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