BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF BALKAN FLINTLOCK PISTOLS, LUXURY MODELS. Flintlock barrels, slightly blunderbussed at the muzzle. Richly and profusely ornamented with gold and silver inlays, decorated with floral scrolls. Morlaque plates and hammers lined with engraved silver and gold. Mounts and caps with flat sides and bottoms, in engraved silver. Walnut mounts entirely inlaid with silver threads and ribbed leaves in stamped gold. Crosses decorated on both sides with a large inlaid silver motif depicting an eagle with outstretched wings, on a thunderbolt, holding a medallion monogrammed "M.G" Length: 40 cm. Early 19th century. B.E.

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