Lot 1529

Description

Octagonal barrels with slightly indented muzzles and rifled bores with twelve grooves in 12 mm calibre. The upper sides marked "Fni p. Gastinne Renette à Paris". Patent breech blocks and tangs delicately engraved with flower ornaments and numbers 1" and "2", respectively, inlaid in gold. Percussion locks with equally engraved lock plates and cocks. Finely carved half stocks of walnut wood with iron furniture and barrel wedges backed with nickel silver (left backing of one pistol replaced). One pistol with small chipping at the flash guard. Length of each 43.5 cm. Original wooden case with the coat of arms of Honoré Charles Baston de La Riboisière, engraved brass plaque on the lid, foldable brass handles on the sides. The inside lined with faded red buckskin, the lower lock cover also signed with "Gastinne Renette à Paris". The case contains ramrod and cleaning rod, loading hammer, powder scale, bullet mould, powder flask, nipple wrench, screwdriver and patch can. Accessories probably not original and case re-lined at a later date. Key missing. Dimensions 31 x 52 x 8 cm. Honoré Charles Baston de La Riboisière (21st September 1788 – 23rd March 1868) was a soldier and politician and participated, among others, in the Battle of Wagram and the Russian campaign. He became aide-de-camp to the emperor in 1815.

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