Pair of officer's percussion pistols. Damascus ribbon smoothbore barrels decorated in gold with "CANON A RUBANS". Front locks signed "SOTIAU A METZ" and flat-bodied hammers. Plain, cut-iron fittings. Silver, shield-shaped thumb pieces. Walnut stocks with short shafts (cracks in the checkering). Iron rods. Length : 34 cm Subsequently presented in an English oak case, lined with red felt. With miscellaneous accessories, bullet mold, powder flask, chimney cleaner. With key. A.B.E. Circa 1840. Sotiau, active in Metz (Moselle) from 1835 to 1855.