A snaphaunce lock pistol by Giuseppe Guardiani dating:... Lot 22

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 by a mask. Elegant lock with rounded plate majestically engraved and carved with grotesque figures, masks and floral motifs. Sliding pan cover. Inside, marked 'G. G. A.' and dated '1795'. Wooden full stock slightly sculpted with floral motifs. Beautiful steel mounts richly carved and engraved with busts, snakes and floral motifs, partly pierced. Horn-tipped ramrod with iron cartridge extractors. length 22 cm.