"Secret Book With A Pair Of Chest Pistols By Salmon In Paris France 19th Century."
Secret book with a pair of box pistols by SALMON in ParisFrance, 19th century.
Steel and wood
Length: 10.5cm - Barrel length: 2.5cm - Caliber: 9mm
Round, rifled barrels with beading at the muzzle; screw-fastened.
Steel cases engraved with foliage, signed SALMON on the right and marked A PARIS on the left.
Engraved dogs en suite. Retractable, scroll-engraved trigger tails.
Blackened wood stocks.
Very good condition.
Livre à secret, 18th-century binding with gold numerals on cover.
SALMON, established in Paris between 1850 and 1890, quai de la Mégisserie
Ref : 4681
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