Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2020 : Sale A2020 Lot 461
A MAGNIFICENT 22-BORE GILT AND NIELLO DECORATED BALKAN HOLSTER-PISTOL, UNSIGNED, no visible serial number,

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A MAGNIFICENT 22-BORE GILT AND NIELLO DECORATED BALKAN HOLSTER-PISTOL, UNSIGNED, no visible serial number,
circa 1800, with probable earlier European 11in. barrel with deeply chisel-carved panel at breech, gilt and niello decorated top-tang cover with raised and carved sighting groove, flat lock of European manufacture with stepped and pointed tail, carved edges and semi rainproof pan, heavy gilded brass full-stock deeply chisel carved throughout with raised running vines and ribbons, various raised decoration further enhanced by niello decoration, en-suite carved and moulded trigger-guard, full nose-cap and false ramrod

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Estimate £1,000-1,500