Pair of naval officer's flintlock pistols. Smooth bronze barrels, slightly blurred at the muzzles. Engraved breech shanks. Bronze locks signed "Roquet" on one, "Bordeaux" on the other, and round-bodied iron gooseneck hammers. Roller" battery springs. Bronze basins with large spark arrestors. Engraved and chased silver fittings. Flamed urn trigger guard. All screws guilloché. Long-barreled, finely chequered walnut stocks decorated with silver wire inlays, scrolls and flowers. Oval knobs engraved with foliage and flowers. Rods with silver and iron tips. Length : 31 cm B.E. Circa 1780-1800. ROQUET, harquebusier active in Bordeaux in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.