PAYS-BAS, vers 1840-1850 J. BERNARD in Leyden. Pair of hunting pistols. Percussion caps and hammers, engraved with foliage, signed and located in an oval. Round damascus barrels with patina finish. Liège proofhouse mark on bottom. Smooth. Cal. 15 mm. Breech shafts decorated with leaves. Walnut barrels with squared grips and pommel edged with a leaf frieze. Blank metal thumb-pieces. Cut-out iron fittings adorned with scrolls, finger rest bridges and shell-covered stock reserves. Two trigger tails. With two wooden ramrods with horn tips. Barrel length: 18.2 cm - Overall length: 33.5 cm. Some wear; scratches, small cracks and knocks; a few small chips to the wood. In an English-style mahogany case with two metal side handles, lined with chamois suede, with accessories (stamped hunting powder flask, oil bottle, metal bullet mold, and dismantled mallet). Scratches and bumps from use.