FRANCE, fin du XVIIIème ou début du XIXème siècle Pair of cavalry or navy (?) officer's pistols. Flintlock locks and swan-neck hammers with round bodies. Barrels blackened, round, ringed, then with side panels towards the thunder, and flared towards the muzzle. White polished breech pins. Smooth. Cal. 15 mm. Short walnut barrels. Cut-iron fittings. Barrel length: 16.2 cm - Overall length: 29.8 cm. A few scratches and small knocks from use; small cracks, small chips, a few small indentations and fillings, notably on the counterplate side; some patina wear. In a brown leather-covered wood case (replacement) decorated with fillets, palmettes and scrolls and gilded highlights, lined with orange suede or yellow floral fabric, with accessories (screwdriver, cleaning rod, metal bullet mold tongs and large brass and horn powder flask, eats and cracks). Worn, scratched, rubbed and banged from use.