Pair Of Naval Officer Pistols, Tulle, 18th Century

Large model of naval officer pistols called “chien de mer” from the Tulle Manufacture, signed “Gillet à Tulle” on the plates (left - right) and below the springs “Duché”. The intact wood of the stocks is magnificently chiseled with a long-maned “chien de mer”, stamped with a fleur-de-lys. Barrels signed DESAGA, gunner in Tulle. Nailhead ramrods. Iron fittings. Finely worked enveloping mouthpieces in arabesques with a point of aim. Hook counter-plates. Length of the pistols: 30 cm. Length of
the barrels: 18 cm. Caliber 15 mm See identical pistol at the National Museum of the Navy. One of the first superb
models of this type of pistols created by Duché, extremely rare in their pristine condition, never cleaned
.Pieces found in large collections such as that of Mr. Jean Louis Noisiez