BELGIUM, circa 1845 - Lot 173

BELGIUM, circa 1845 LASSENCE - RONGÉ in Liège. Pair of pistols. Percussion locks on capsule, engraved with scrolls in black patina, hammers decorated en suite. Octagonal damascus barrels, signed in gilt letters and engraved with thunder scrolls. Scratched. Cal. 12 mm. Liege proofhouse stamp. Walnut shafts with foliate scroll carvings and gadrooned stocks. Finger rests and engraved iron fittings, with patina following the locks. Barrel length: 27.5 cm - Overall length: 42.5 cm. Wear, scratches, bumps, a few cracks and small chips; burns and chips to both stocks; some surface oxidation; one hammer (stock less burned) does not mark the first army notch. LASSENCE - RONGÉ, harquebusier and supplier active in Liège, circa 1842-1850.