CAUCASE, Daghestan ou Georgie, XIXème siècle
Long pommel gun.
Mediterranean "Miquelet" lock.
Barrel, round, then with side panels towards the thunderbolt. Partial ribbon finished with fleurons, lyre motif and stylized mantling with medallion with Arabic calligraphy to the thunderbolt. Smooth. Cal. 13 mm.
Long shaft and stock in selected walnut partially covered with silver-plated sheet metal, nielloed and cut into festoons or fleurons, with floral and foliate decoration, and studded with copper.
Flared, domed pommel with ring.
Stylized flower bud trigger tail.
Wide metal barrel retaining rings.
Barrel length: 30 cm - Overall length: 45 cm.
Very hard spring.
Scratches, small chips and bumps from use; long groove in barrel nose; some crushing, tearing and missing silver plate, some wear and missing niello; some old oxidation on metal parts.
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Lot no. 269

CAUCASE, Daghestan ou Georgie, XIXème siècle Long pommel gun. Mediterranean "Miquelet" lock. Barrel, round, then with side panels towards the thunderbolt. Partial ribbon finished with fleurons, lyre motif and stylized mantling with medallion with Arabic calligraphy to the thunderbolt. Smooth. Cal. 13 mm. Long shaft and stock in selected walnut partially covered with silver-plated sheet metal, nielloed and cut into festoons or fleurons, with floral and foliate decoration, and studded with copper. Flared, domed pommel with ring. Stylized flower bud trigger tail. Wide metal barrel retaining rings. Barrel length: 30 cm - Overall length: 45 cm. Very hard spring. Scratches, small chips and bumps from use; long groove in barrel nose; some crushing, tearing and missing silver plate, some wear and missing niello; some old oxidation on metal parts.

Estimate
€600 - €800
Result
€1,000
Buyer's premium
25%
CAUCASE, Daghestan ou Georgie, XIXème siècle Long pommel gun. Mediterranean "Miquelet" lock. Barrel, round, then with side panels towards the thunderbolt. Partial ribbon finished with fleurons, lyre motif and stylized mantling with medallion with Arabic calligraphy to the thunderbolt. Smooth. Cal. 13 mm. Long shaft and stock in selected walnut partially covered with silver-plated sheet metal, nielloed and cut into festoons or fleurons, with floral and foliate decoration, and studded with copper. Flared, domed pommel with ring. Stylized flower bud trigger tail. Wide metal barrel retaining rings. Barrel length: 30 cm - Overall length: 45 cm. Very hard spring. Scratches, small chips and bumps from use; long groove in barrel nose; some crushing, tearing and missing silver plate, some wear and missing niello; some old oxidation on metal parts.