A pair of 17th-century Dutch Flintlock Pistols

[hawkeye1755]

1660/65 Steel, gold, ivory, ebony.
This pair of 17th-century Dutch Flintlock Pistols, carved in ivory, was not created for battle but rather for presentation and display. Two pieces of ivory were used, one for the stock and the other for the handle. The sculptor took obvious delight in carving the fanciful reliefs of animals, foliage, and helmeted warriors.
George F. Harding Collection

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[Zonie]

Beautiful work to say the least.

A number of years ago, a company in the U.S.A. called "Lifelike" (or something very similar) offered plastic models of pistols. I built almost all of them and they are still hanging on my wall.

Among their offerings were these pistols:

The bottom gun is somewhat similar to the guns you posted and I read somewhere that it is now owned by the NRA.

 

[Blizzard of '93]

a great artisan did that work, some of the ivory shows some damage I'll bet due to mis-handling.

 

[tom hargrove]

but they are beautiful ,