Rare and fine pair of flintlock pommel pistols, convertible into rifles.
Round, hair-ribbed barrels with flat tops and thunderbolts, signed "Peniet Cour des Ftassins" on the left and "Au Palais Royal à Paris" on the right. Turntables signed "PENIET à Paris" and round-bodied swan-neck dogs. Safety catches for the dogs on the tails. Round iron spark guards. Steel trimmings, cut and plain. Round knobs. Checkered walnut stocks. The stocks are inlaid on the backs of the rifle conversion system.
And a stock for conversion, in walnut, with busk. Steel buttplate, cut-out, line-edged.
Length with pistols: 38 cm - Length with stock: 63.5 cm
Used B.E. White polished finish (small fracture on the back of one of the lock pins).

Peniet, harquebusier in Paris in 1785-1810, manufacturer of luxury weapons.
Live Tuesday 16 January 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 93

Rare and fine pair of flintlock pommel pistols, convertible into rifles. Round, hair-ribbed barrels with flat tops and thunderbolts, signed "Peniet Cour des Ftassins" on the left and "Au Palais Royal à Paris" on the right. Turntables signed "PENIET à Paris" and round-bodied swan-neck dogs. Safety catches for the dogs on the tails. Round iron spark guards. Steel trimmings, cut and plain. Round knobs. Checkered walnut stocks. The stocks are inlaid on the backs of the rifle conversion system. And a stock for conversion, in walnut, with busk. Steel buttplate, cut-out, line-edged. Length with pistols: 38 cm - Length with stock: 63.5 cm Used B.E. White polished finish (small fracture on the back of one of the lock pins). Peniet, harquebusier in Paris in 1785-1810, manufacturer of luxury weapons.

Estimate
€3,000 - €4,500
Result
€4,224
Buyer's premium
28%
Rare and fine pair of flintlock pommel pistols, convertible into rifles. Round, hair-ribbed barrels with flat tops and thunderbolts, signed "Peniet Cour des Ftassins" on the left and "Au Palais Royal à Paris" on the right. Turntables signed "PENIET à Paris" and round-bodied swan-neck dogs. Safety catches for the dogs on the tails. Round iron spark guards. Steel trimmings, cut and plain. Round knobs. Checkered walnut stocks. The stocks are inlaid on the backs of the rifle conversion system. And a stock for conversion, in walnut, with busk. Steel buttplate, cut-out, line-edged. Length with pistols: 38 cm - Length with stock: 63.5 cm Used B.E. White polished finish (small fracture on the back of one of the lock pins). Peniet, harquebusier in Paris in 1785-1810, manufacturer of luxury weapons.
Sale Tuesday 16 January 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Sale location coming soon 3, rue Favart 75002 Paris