FRANCE, vers 1770-1780 LALLEMAND in Tours. Nice pair of small travel pistols. Forced-fire and flintlock, in white polished steel. Round barrels with rings, especially at the muzzle. Numbered 1 and 2. Smooth. Cal. 9 mm. Signed under the barrels. Quadrangular cases engraved with military trophies, post friezes and leaf collars. Swan-necked dogs chased with chimera heads. Safety nipples at the rear of the dog block the dog and the breastplate. Selected walnut pear-shaped stocks, carved with rocaille cartouches and tears. Retractable trigger tails. Barrel length: 6.5 cm - Overall length: 15.5 cm. A few scratches, minor knocks; a few chips to the wood. In a brown veined wood veneer and fillet box with brass plate (blank), lined with cream suede with accessories (metal bullet tongs and copper hunting powder flask, crushes). Wear, scratches and stains. Possibly by harquebusier E. KOCH, known as LALLEMAND, active in Tours circa 1770-1780.