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ORNATE ITALIAN SNAPHAUNCE PISTOL WITH LAZARINO

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
ORNATE ITALIAN SNAPHAUNCE PISTOL WITH LAZARINO
COMIZANO BARREL. Cal. 52. NSN. Bbl. 13", fluted oct. at breach end & transitions to 16 sided through turned wedding band & terminates in cannon muzzle. Snaphaunce lock has arched plate & rnd. body w/ removable pan having sliding cover. Cock is filed in fancy pattern & striking plate (frizzen) is held by carved dragon head. Lockplate engraved & chased w/ human figures & faces. Cock retaining screw is also relief engraved w/ a grotesque face. Stock of fiddle figured walnut has relief carvings around lock & sideplates as well as bbl. tang. Stock is pinned to bbl. & extends to w/ in 3/8" of muzzle & is iron mounted. Mounts include spurred bulbous grip cap, fancy pierced & dragon engraved sideplate. Trigger guard w/ speer finial & wood ramrod w/ fancy turned tip held by multi beaded pipe & matching thimble. CONDITION: fair to good. Metal parts cleaned to silver gray w/ some scattered pitting. Wood w/ old refinish & some repairs along bbl. channel on both sides. Front 4" of stock is a restoration. Lock is complete, but will not cock. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Gary Parietti. (01-19053/MGM). ANTIQUE. $2,000-3,000.