
Gold and Carved Platinum inlay of Houllier & Blanchard presented at the 1851 Great Exhibition London



Acknowledged as one of the finest French gunmakers, Houllier and Blanchard presented these exquisite pistols at the London great Exhibition in 1851.
Finished in white metal as made as exhibition pistols they bear no Proof Marks.

The Gold inlay is profuse even to the heads of the bolts and screws.

Carved and inlayed Platinum adorned the bullet mould.




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Includes all original accessories


A very genuine set of officers pistols in .72 cal.

Stunning & Complete with all original accessories and perfect wood.


Beautiful Craftsmanship.

Rare to see such a complete range of every conceivable accessory.


La Couture A Lyon was possibly unique in that his Damascus was a twist of multiple twists.

ORIGINAL CASE with Bullet mould and barrel screw off tool.- most probably never fired.










All matching Serial Numbers - 4963

A very fine 1849 Colt Pocket Pistol - Offers Invited










A document of provenance from the Commissioner of Police dating it's history to the Archer family.

aA truely magnificent and complete antique pistol in every respect



A Rare Cased Pair of French 54 Bore Percussion Breech Loading Target Pistols by Gastinne Renette of Paris, dated 1888. With blued octagonal sighted barrels sliding forward for loading and each with fluted central section engraved "Gastinne-Renette".

A PAIR OF .400 CALIBRE HANOVERIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED BELT PISTOLS BY C. D. TANNER & SOHN IN HANNOVER, NO. 2484, CIRCA 1854-58 with browned twist octagonal swamped sighted rifled barrels signed along the flats in silver block capitals, case-hardened breeches numbered 'A' and 'B' in silver and inlaid with silver lines.
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