Pair of rock pistols, Tula manufactory, 18th century.
A set of decorated Russian pistols. "Tula Oruzhnyy Zavod" manufactory (founded 1712).
Russia, Tula, c. 18th century.
Dimensions:
- barrel length: 22.3 cm,
- with bascule: 23.3 cm,
- total length: 37 cm.
A pair of rock pistols with steel, round, bore barrels. The bottom part is 8-grain, decorated in gold with stylized floral motifs, with a beaten rectangular mark with crossed white arms (?). Barrel whiskers finished with silver inlay in the form of an acanthus leaf. Steel locks, rocketed, with engraved floral motif. The lock plates also decorated with a floral motif, as well as a gold Cyrillic inscription "Тула" (Tula). On the other side, decorative escutcheons with rosette motif. Walnut beds, long; flasks ending in a brass head, with a button with an engraved rosette. Short whiskers and brass trigger guards decorated with floral motifs. Two long whiskers - one plain, the other ending in an acorn. Beneath the barrels, wooden after-bolts in brass sleeves. At the ends of the barrels movable rings, secondary.
Rock lock in working order.
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