Italian 50-Bore Flintlock Pistol , late 18th c., two-stage barrel with turned girdle and struck on engraved octagonal breech-section with gold-lined maker's mark surrounded by 4 gold-lined lion masks, foliate engraved tang, flat beveled lock with inlaid brass panels engraved with scrollwork and initials "P.B." on bottom edge, well figured molded walnut full stock carved with scrollwork around barrel-tang, gilt brass mounts decorated with rococo ornament, crown-shaped gilt-brass escutcheon, original gilt-brass-tipped ramrod, barrel 6 1/4 in. (Sold as art.) Provenance: Christie's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour, and Collectors Firearms," September 26, 2012, lot 144; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR

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