Important pair of officer's double flintlock pistols by Lepage. Blued table-top barrels richly decorated in gold with weapon trophies and scrolls, signed on the band "LE PAGE A PARIS", hallmarked with the palmes stéphanoises LC (Leclerc) and the arms of France. Silver sights. Round-bodied locks signed "LEPAGE ARQUEBUSIER DU ROY A PARIS" and round-bodied hammers engraved with filets. Rebarred, chased and cut iron fittings. Tassel fronts. Rods with horn tips and iron pastille. Length : 35 cm B.E. (Touches of blue, a small chip on the front of one barrel). Circa 1780. Jean LE PAGE (1746-1834). Harquebusier to King Louis XVI, he also served as harquebusier to the First Consul and then to the Emperor.