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Auction 16 June 2023 Asta 132 : Rare and fine Antique Arms and Armour from around the world - Sarzana

Bid on the lot list Czerny's : 16 June 2023 - Asta 132 : Rare and fine Antique Arms and Armour from around the world Friday 16th of June 2023at 11.00 am (lots 1 – 140)at 02.00 pm (lots 141 – 315) Czerny’sPiazza Vittorio Veneto 17Sarzana (La Spezia)Italy Exhibition :From Monday the 12th to Thursday the 15th of MarchFrom 9.00 am to 1.00 pm, from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm Sarzana - Sarzana

Asta 132 : Rare and fine Antique Arms and Armour from around the world

Friday 16 June 2023 - 11:00 (CEST) - Live

Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 13-19 - 19038 Sarzana, Italie

Czerny's

Asta 132 : Rare and fine Antique Arms and Armour from around the world

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Lot n° 1

A very rare small percussion pepperbox...

A very rare small percussion pepperbox by Mariette dating: about 1855 provenance: Belgium, Six-shot, 5 mm cal. cylinder/barrel group. Frame of oval section finely engraved with floral motifs, like all mounts. Ring trigger. hammer on the lower side of...

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Lot n° 2

A five-barreled percussion pepperbox...

A five-barreled percussion pepperbox by Mariette dating: about 1855 provenance: Belgium, Smoothbore, cylindrical, turn-off, twisted, barrels (needs cleaning inside) with remains of finishing, numbered from1 to 5 at the base and with crowned 'M' mark....

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Lot n° 3

A pin-fire pepperbox revolver dating:...

A pin-fire pepperbox revolver dating: about 1870 provenance: Belgium, Six-shot, grooved, 7 mm cal barrel/cylinder group; smooth frame. Mark of the Liege test bench. Loading gate, folding trigger. Fine wooden grips, butt-plate with screwed-in ramrod. length...

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Lot n° 4

An interesting pin-fire pepperbox...

An interesting pin-fire pepperbox revolver dating: about 1870 provenance: Europe, Round, smoothbore, 7 mm cal barrel with octagonal base, grooved six-shot cylinder and bronze frame. Iron hammer and folding trigger. Ebony grips, butt-plate with screwed...

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Lot n° 5

A fine pin-fire revolver with long...

A fine pin-fire revolver with long barrel dating: about 1870 provenance: Belgium, Long, rifled, round, 5 mm cal barrel with engraved and octagonal base and front sight; six-shot cylinder and frame finely engraved with floral motifs. Loading gate, extractor...

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Lot n° 6

A pin-fire revolver dating: Third...

A pin-fire revolver dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Belgium, Cylindrical, rifled, 9 mm cal with front sight. Clean bore, visible rifling. Six-shot cylinder. Engraved with racemes. Marked with crowned 'N' and 'PF'. With 75% of its...

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Lot n° 7

A Lefaucheux pin-fire revolver...

A Lefaucheux pin-fire revolver by Francotte dating: about 1870 provenance: Belgium, Octagonal, rifled, 7 mm cal barrel, marked 'E.LEFAUCHEUX INV.UR BREVETE' on one side of the base, front sight; smooth, six-shot cylinder marked 'AF' under crown, frame...

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Lot n° 8

A cased pin-fire revolver dating:...

A cased pin-fire revolver dating: about 1870 provenance: Belgium, Octagonal, rifled, 7 mm cal barrel with front sight and mark; six-shot cylinder with mark of the Liege test bench; smooth frame; folding trigger, extractor and loading gate, browned frame,...

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Lot n° 9

A Lefaucheux pin-fire revolver...

A Lefaucheux pin-fire revolver by Francotte dating: about 1870 provenance: Belgium, Octagonal, rifled, 9 mm cal barrel, marked 'LEFAUCHEUX BTE. ACIER FONDU' on one side of the base, with rear sight and front sight; smooth, six-shot cylinder, frame marked...

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Lot n° 10

A pin-fire revolver with rare signature...

A pin-fire revolver with rare signature of Leoncini dating: 1879 provenance: Siena, Cylindrical, smoothbore, six-shot, 7 mm cal barrel. (Loading gate missing?). Working mechanism. Iron frame marked 'L. Leoncini', place and date 'Siena 1879'. Folding trigger....

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Lot n° 11

A rare Apache pin-fire revolver...

A rare Apache pin-fire revolver by Dolne dating: about 1870 provenance: France, Six-shot, grooved cylinder, 7 mm. cal barrel. Brass frame marked 'L. DOLNE INV.UR', with serial number '38xx', provided with a folding, undulated, double-edged blade with...

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Lot n° 12

A pin-fire ring revolver 'Le Petit...

A pin-fire ring revolver 'Le Petit Protector' dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Europe, Blued, six-shot, 4 mm cal cylinder. Blued firing pin, trigger and spring. Manual rotation. White metal body marked 'LE PETIT PROTECTOR'. In its...

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Lot n° 13

A fine S&W type rimfire revolver dating:...

A fine S&W type rimfire revolver dating: circa 1870 - 1880 provenance: Belgium, Octagonal, rifled, 32 rimfire cal barrel with high rib featuring the mark 'SMITH & WESSON'S PATTERN MASS.' on the back, and a crowned 'T' mark (Belgian test bench?) on one...

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Lot n° 14

A fine center fire revolver with...

A fine center fire revolver with long barrel dating: about 1880 provenance: Belgium, Long, rifled, octagonal, 5 mm cal barrel with front sight; six-shot cylinder and frame finely engraved with floral motifs. Loading gate, extractor and folding trigger....

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Lot n° 15

A rare and interesting centerfire...

A rare and interesting centerfire revolver by J. Lacroix dating: 1873 - 1877 provenance: Belgium, Heptagonal, rifled barrel, provided with foresight (bore with a few stains and pitting, especially at the nozzle, visible rifling), 11 mm cal. at the nozzle....

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Lot n° 16

An interesting antique copy of...

An interesting antique copy of a Merwin Hulbert Medium Frame D.A. Revolver dating: circa 1880 - 1890 provenance: Spain, Round, rifled barrel provided with high rib with a long, partially-legible mark not coeval with the original ones 'MERWIN HULBER. S...

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Lot n° 17

A rare and interesting wheel lock...

A rare and interesting wheel lock pistol dating: 1667 provenance: Germany, Octagonal, rifled, 13 mm cal. barrel, dated'1667' between dots, crosses and stars at the back, provided with iron rear sight and brass sight decorated en suite. Lock with flat...

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Lot n° 18

A beautiful miquelet lock pistol dating:...

A beautiful miquelet lock pistol dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: Naples, Interesting, smoothbore, round, 15 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the base and with rib, engraved and carved at the first part with bust, face and floral motifs...

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Lot n° 19

An over-and under-barreled flintlock...

An over-and under-barreled flintlock pistol dating: First half of the 18th Century provenance: Holland, Smoothbore, over-and-under, two-stage, 13 mm cal barrels, octagonal at the first part, the above one featuring a gunsmith's name (not legible), the...

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Lot n° 20

A rare snaphaunce lock pistol with...

A rare snaphaunce lock pistol with spring bayonet dating: late 18th Century provenance: Tuscany, Smoothbore, two-stage, 11 mm cal. barrel, with rings at the girdle and nozzle with moulded muzzle; with a snap bayonet above the barrel, tang with sliding...

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Lot n° 21

A snaphaunce lock pistol by Bastian...

A snaphaunce lock pistol by Bastian Giusti dating: First half of the 18th Century provenance: Florence, Smoothbore, two-stage, octagonal and round, 11 mm cal. barrel, with two brass-inlaid marks at the base, one marked 'XICOI' under crown, the other with...

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Lot n° 22

A snaphaunce lock pistol by Giuseppe...

A snaphaunce lock pistol by Giuseppe Guardiani dating: 1795 provenance: Anghiari, Smoothbore, two-stage, 10 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part, then round with rings at the girdle, engraved with floral motifs. Engraved tang. The screw covered...

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Lot n° 23

A fine snaphaunce lock pistol by...

A fine snaphaunce lock pistol by Acqua Fresca dating: 18th Century provenance: Bologna, Smoothbore, two-stage, 14 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part with mark depicting a brass-inlaid prancing lion under a gold cross with silver base, the vent...

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Lot n° 24

A beautiful snaphaunce lock pistol dating:...

A beautiful snaphaunce lock pistol dating: First half of the 18th Century provenance: North Italy, Smoothbore, two-stage, 11 mm cal. barrels, octagonal base with moulded frames. The rear part finely sculpted with a warrior with plumed helmet, then engraved...

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Lot n° 25

An interesting and early snaphaunce...

An interesting and early snaphaunce lock pistol dating: second quarter of the 17th Century provenance: North Italy, Smoothbore, octagonal, 13 mm cal. barrel, with frame at the base and floral engravings at the edges; slightly angled tang. Interesting...

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Lot n° 26

A fine holster snaphaunce lock...

A fine holster snaphaunce lock pistol by Gio. Lod.co Buoni dating: third quarter of the 17th Century provenance: Cavriago, Round, smoothbore, 13 mm cal. barrel, tapered towards the nozzle, with thin ribbing at the centre and signature 'LAZARINO COMINAZZO'...

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Lot n° 27

An elegant snaphaunce lock pistol...

An elegant snaphaunce lock pistol by Acqua Fresca dating: circa 1700 provenance: Bologna, Smoothbore, two-stage, 14 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part, engraved and decorated with silver and gold, with floral motifs and spirals, the base with...

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Lot n° 28

A flintlock wender pistol dating:...

A flintlock wender pistol dating: 18th Century provenance: Russia, Round, smoothbore, two-stage, 13.5 mm. cal. barrels, with smooth and beaded rings at the girdle. The surface and all the metal parts engraved with floral motifs on a gold-granulated background;...

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Lot n° 29

A pair of miquelet lock pistols...

A pair of miquelet lock pistols with holster of a brigand dating: Mid 18th Century provenance: Calabria, Smoothbore, two-stage, 15 mm cal. barrels, octagonal at the first part with the signature 'PIETRO MORETTA', a brass bust in relief and engraved with...

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Lot n° 30

A pair of flintlock pistols by...

A pair of flintlock pistols by Starbus dating: about 1690 provenance: Amsterdam, Long, smoothbore, four-stage, 15 mm cal barrels, octagonal at the first part, then decorated with grooves and featuring two round segments, the former with silver rear sight...

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Lot n° 31

A beautiful pair of snaphaunce...

A beautiful pair of snaphaunce lock pistols signed by master G.G. dating: 18th Century provenance: Tuscany, Smoothbore, two-stage, 12.5 mm cal. barrels, octagonal with frames at the base, finely sculpted with a figure in bas-relief (a boy and a girl),...

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Lot n° 32

A pair of percussion pistols by...

A pair of percussion pistols by Merolla dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Naples, Octagonal, smoothbore, 18 mm cal barrels with brass front sight, remains of damask pattern, remains of signature 'S. MEROLLA NAPOLI'. Tangs engraved with racemes and...

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Lot n° 33

A rare pair of cased percussion...

A rare pair of cased percussion pistols from the Factory of Versailles dating: 1840 circa provenance: France, Smoothbore, octagonal barrels, richly gold inlaid and marked 'CANON TORDU' among floral motifs, sights surrounded by thunderbolts, 17 mm cal....

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Lot n° 34

A pair of cased percussion pistols...

A pair of cased percussion pistols by Donaghy in Amsterdam dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Holland, Octagonal, rifled, 12.4 mm cal. barrels signed in gold on the back 'JOHN DONAGHY AMSTERDAM', provided with foresight, with remains of earlier browning....

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Lot n° 35

A small double-barreled pin-fire...

A small double-barreled pin-fire pistol dating: about 1870 provenance: France, Smoothbore, round, juxtaposed, 7 mm cal. barrels, with rib; frame and receiver finely engraved with vine leaves, lower lever for opening the barrels. Double, foldaway trigger....

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Lot n° 36

A very rare over-and-under-barreled...

A very rare over-and-under-barreled pin-fire system pistol dating: about 1870 provenance: France, Small size. Rifled, round, turn-off, 7 mm cal barrels, engraved at the nozzle; frame of oval section finely engraved with floral motifs, the mounts likewise....

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Lot n° 37

A miniature percussion pistol dating:...

A miniature percussion pistol dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Belgium, Smoothbore, round, turn-off, 8 mm cal. barrel, with structure made of damask. Boxlock-type frame engraved with floral motifs, provided with mark of the Liège test bench. Engraved...

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Lot n° 38

A miniature percussion pistol dating:...

A miniature percussion pistol dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Italy, Rifled, round, damascened, turn-off, 8,5 mm cal. barrel; boxlock-type frame finely engraved with floral motifs and partially finished, foldaway trigger engraved with serpentine....

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Lot n° 39

A beautiful miniature percussion...

A beautiful miniature percussion pistol dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: France, Round, turn-off, rifled, browned, 7 mm cal barrel with pals-shaped mark featuring three crosses under crown (St. Etienne); gilded-brass frame and butt, finely engraved...

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Lot n° 40

A percussion pocket pistol by Francotte dating:...

A percussion pocket pistol by Francotte dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Liege, Micro-rifled, round, damascened, turn-off, 11 mm cal. barrel, with foresight; long, wide tang engraved and provided with rear sight; iron frame of oval section finely...

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Lot n° 41

A percussion pocket pistol with...

A percussion pocket pistol with spring bayonet dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: France, Smoothbore, octagonal, 12 mm cal. barrel, with remains of browning, marked 'R' under crown and numbered '28'; under the barrel a spring bayonet. Boxlock-type frame...

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Lot n° 42

An interesting percussion pocket...

An interesting percussion pocket pistol dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: England, Rifled, octagonal, browned, 13 mm cal. barrel, with foresight; iron, boklock-type frame, with fine floral engravings, long tang decorated en suite and provided with...

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Lot n° 43

A rare percussion pocket pistol...

A rare percussion pocket pistol with side hammer dating: 1862 provenance: Belgium, Round, micro-rifled, turn-off, browned, 11 mm cal barrel; iron frame of oval section and engraved with floral motifs, the hammer on the right provided with a ring for the...

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Lot n° 44

A rare under hammer percussion...

A rare under hammer percussion pocket pistol dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: France, Smoothbore, round, turn-off, 12 mm cal. barrel; frame with piston and cock in the lower part, one mark barely visible. Internal working mechanism. Iron trigger and...

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Lot n° 45

A cased over-and under-barreled...

A cased over-and under-barreled percussion pistol by W. Richards dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: London, Round, smoothbore, turn-off, revolving, 9 mm cal barrels; mark of the test bench at the bases. Iron frame signed 'WESTLEY RICHARDS LONDON' and...

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Lot n° 46

A fine pair of percussion pocket...

A fine pair of percussion pocket pistols dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: France, Smoothbore, round, 11 mm cal. barrels, made of fine damask; boxlock-type lock plate with long ends finely engraved with floral motifs on a black background, upper cocks...

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Lot n° 47

An elegant and rare pair of over-and-under...

An elegant and rare pair of over-and-under barreled percussion pocket pistols dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Belgium, Smoothbore, micro-rifled, turn-off, 10 mm cal. barrels, made of very fine dark damask; boxlock-type frames finely engraved with...

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Lot n° 48

A small flintlock pistol dating:...

A small flintlock pistol dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: France, Round, smoothbore, 11 mm cal. barrel, square at the base and with moulded nozzle, with remains of engraved and gilded decorations; lock with round lock plate. Wooden...

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Lot n° 49

A flintlock traveling pistol by...

A flintlock traveling pistol by Sollani dating: last quarter of the 18th Century provenance: North Italy, Smoothbore, two-stage, 11 mm cal. barrel, first octagonal with marking (remains of brass inlays) between three lilies, then round after a ring; engraved...

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Lot n° 50

A fine flintlock traveling pistol dating:...

A fine flintlock traveling pistol dating: late 18th Century provenance: St. Etienne, Smoothbore, two-stage barrel, first octagonal then round with a ring at the girdle, with moulded nozzle, engraved and gilded with floral motifs on a blue background....

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