Pair of officer's flintlock pistols. Round, blued, smoothbore barrels, slightly blunderbussed at the muzzles, with thunderbolts, nicely decorated in gold, signed "Pochard à Paris", enriched with flaming urns, trophies of arms, garlands of flowers and small inlaid motifs. Turntables signed "Pochard à Paris" and round-bodied swan-neck dogs. Round iron basins with sparkle. Hallmarked, engraved and chased silver fittings decorated with foliage, foliage scrolls, garlands, flowers and trophies of arms. Varnished walnut crosses with long shafts, partly carved. Rods with horn and iron tips. Length: 36 cm A.B.E. (one of the front barrels is cracked). Circa 1780-1790. Hallmark I under crown, Dijon community 1784. Pochard Jean-Claude, father and son. The son was a King's harquebusier active in 1770-1780.