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Beautiful Mid-18th Century Silver-Mounted Pistols by Honoré Maye of Marseilles
Guns International #: 102985669 Seller's Inventory #: 48841
Category: Pairs of Pistols - Antique - Handguns - French Pistols
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1297
Total Number of Listings: 23183
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
NSN, .65 Caliber, 8 1/2" sculpted barrels with good, lightly pitted bores. This is a very handsome pair of pistols made by Honoré Maye of Marseilles, France (active ca. 1750). The pistols feature relief cast barrels with martial panoplies at the breeches, and sunburst surrounds at the now vacant front sight cavities. Both locks are clearly marked "Hré / Maye / Marseilles" and have swan-necked cocks with unusually-shaped pans, and extensive, intricate silver wire inlay within the walnut stocks. The metal has an overall bright gray patina throughout, with some minor spots of freckling on the barrel and functional locks. One of the pistols was evidently used more than the other and exhibits noticeably more wear with a replaced, non-matching engraved silver trigger guard that has old repairs to the wood at the front, as well as minor repairs to the straps on either side of the relief cast buttcap. Both pistols have wooden ramrods, and are in very good-near fine condition. These are marvelously embellished pistols, made just prior to the French and Indian War, and would make a wonderful addition to any collection. Antique
Price: $7,495.00
Antique: Yes