An East Indian Company percussion pistol
Session One
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 277
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
An East Indian Company percussion pistol
converted from a flintlock, the lock plate engraved with the Company mark of a rampant lion and crown over 2, dated 1816, lock defective, the barrel 23cm long; and an Ottoman brass and steel flintlock pistol, 18th/19th century, the pistol and the barrel decorated with zig-zag and line decoration, the 23cm steel barrel with engravings, an eagle's head engraved under spring, one flint holder lacking, lock defective, overall length 41cm
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