Unknown Chicago Museum Flintlock Pistols?

[hawkeye1755]

Can anybody tell me something about these two Flintlock Pistols.I only know that these pistols are in a Chicago Museum.Have anybody seen these pair?
flintlock pistols 1660?

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[RickD]

Wow

 

[Cherokee]

The french were making Ivory pistols for Royalty, thats about all I know.
I seen one before made with Ivory for some Queen.

 

[WRussell]

The Dutch town of Maastricht was famous for these, so they usually go by that name.

There was a pair in the recent Greg Martin auction, double barrel - swivel breech, that had been restocked. They went for a bargain price, way under the low estimate. Only $13,620.

 

[Wes/Tex]

Wow ain't half of it! Wish there was some way to see any marks or proofs, that would help enormously. I'd vote for Italian or Dutch just from what's visible.

 

[Okwaho]

The Dutch town of Maastricht was famous for these, so they usually go by that name.

There was a pair in the recent Greg Martin auction, double barrel - swivel breech, that had been restocked. They went for a bargain price, way under the low estimate. Only $13,620.

Bill is correct as to the origin of these pistols.They date from the mid to late 17th century and as Bill has said are usually associated with Maastricht a Dutch city state and its surrounding area{Aachen,Sedan,and Liege}. There are a number of these pistols illustrated in the H.L.Visser collection of Dutch and related weaponry,{"The Visser Collection,Arms of the Netherlands in the Collection of H.L.Visser"}Vol.I Part 2,Section II Catalogue Nos. 419-440 {PP.470-541}.This collection was undoubtedly the greatest single collection of such arms ever assembled.Two more pairs are also illustrated by Gusler and Lavin in"Decorated Firearms 1540-1870".A third pair is illustrated in "Four Centuries of Liege Gunmaking" No.5c,6c following P.40. by Claude Gaier; and Torsten Lenk{"The Flintlock"}illustrates several in Plates,51,52 and discusses them in Chapter VII.
Tom Patton

 

[hawkeye1755]

Thanks for the informations guys. :bow:
That means for me to buy some new books. :hmm:
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[Boomer]

Beautiful pistols!

Is it me or do the busts have more than a passing resemblance to the Burger King guy??? :rotf:

 

[RedFeather]

Now the truth comes out. The King is giving a brace fo these away with any Super-sized Triple Stacker. Use them to shoot yerself fer eating one. :haha:

I think I saw a pair like that at the Metropolitan Museum in NY years ago, made for Catherine the Great. Most memorable of the many fine arms in their collection.