| 609 A pair of cased percussion pistols by Lepage Moutier, Paris, circa 1850 Blued, octagonal barrels of fine twist Damascus steel with twelvegroove rifled bores in 12.5 mm calibre. Breechblocks and tangs decorated with engraved tendrils. Locks equally engraved with tendril décor and signature „Fni. P. Lepage Moutier à Paris“. Half stocks of walnut wood with fullered butts. Iron furnitures with engraved décor. Length of each 39 cm. In the original case of ebonised wood, the lid with band inlays of brass, plaque with foldable handle and monogram „MP“. Lockable, key is enclosed. The interior lined with wine-red velvet, the lid with gold-embossed manufacturer’s mark. Extensive accessories, comprising powder flask of nickel silver with two bullet compartments, grease container, patch can, bullet mould, nipple wrench, screwdriver, loading hammer, cleaning rod and ramrod. Dimensions 9 x 42 x 31.5 cm. Lepage Moutier, recorded in Paris as gunsmith between 1842 and 1868. Son-in-law of Henry Lepage, took over the latter‘s business in 1842. Signed as „Arquebusier du Roi et des Princes“ until 1848. 335500 II + € 3.200
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