Splendid Pair Of Gold And Silver Highly Embellished Ottoman Flintlock Kubur Pistols Circa 1780

A Splendid Pair Of Gold And Silver Highly Embellished Ottoman Flintlock Kubur Pistols Circa 1780.

13 and 3/8th inch barrels with central ridge. 62 caliber. The barrels are richly decorated at the breeches with Arabesques and panels with three maker’s punches filled in gold. The beveled locks luxuriously decorated throughout with gold Damascene sprays and lines, the swan neck hammers decorated ensuite with the frizzen faces, and the flashgun decorated with gold ensuite.

Steel trigger guards completely decorated with gold Damascened strap work, Spurred buttcaps are entirely covered with gold Damascene strap work, The skull crusher buttcaps damascened in gold. Steel thumb pieces Damascened in gold.

The walnut full stocks are finely inlaid throughout their length with tight silver scrolls and silver panels surrounding the spurred butts. A large silver inlay surrounds the gold Damascened breech tang. The silver gilt muzzle caps are integral with the false ramrods and are cast and chased in high relief with foliage, tendrils, and blossoms all on a pounced gilt ground. Condition is fine overall with only minor wear.

All lock parts are gold decorated ensuring their originality. The actions are crisp and bores are good. These most impressive pistols are 20 and 1/8th inches in overall length and of a quality and possessed of a degree of decorative impact seldom seen in pairs of Ottoman kubur pistols.

Museum worthy pistols.