DOUBLE FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH REVOLVING BARRELS,... Lot 16

DOUBLE FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH REVOLVING BARRELS, SINGLE HAMMER, TWO BATTERIES. Superimposed round barrels with thunderbolts and line decoration. Flat-body locks signed "A Paris" and counterplates engraved with foliage. Gooseneck dogs decorated en suite. Oval iron basins. Single trigger tail. Iron fittings. Plain trigger guard with tongue for unlocking and turning the barrels. Strong oval pommel with long ears and nail engraved with foliage. Varnished walnut stock and barrel, partly carved. Iron ramrod on the left side. E.M. France, circa 1730-1750. Wear, minor pitting and wood repairs, shortened barrels. Length: 42 cm.