Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2018 : Sale A0318 Lot 590
PERIN LEPAGE, PARIS A RARE 16-BORE PERCUSSION CAPPING BREECH-LOADING PISTOL, serial no. 1,

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PERIN LEPAGE, PARIS
A RARE 16-BORE PERCUSSION CAPPING BREECH-LOADING PISTOL, serial no. 1,
circa 1840, with twist-iron octagonal rifled 7 1/2in. barrel swinging to the side for loading, the top-flat signed 'INV-ON PERIN LEPAGE BTE' A PARIS', bead fore-sight, carved sighting groove at the standing breech, carved nipple-well, border and floral engraved long top-tang, concealed boxlock action with exposed scroll engraved side-hammer (thumb-spur shortened and re-modelled), chequered figured walnut grip with flared ebony pommel and elongated engraved iron domed butt-cap, spurred trigger-guard bow, scroll engraved integral iron fore-end with push-button barrel release and moulded tip.

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Estimate £1,500-2,000  € 1,664-2,219