Italian flintlock pistol

fernando · 5th November 2013, 05:03 PM

Hi Matus,
It wasn't such an uncommon procedure to 'baptize' guns and swords with the names of famous masters of the period. This doesn't mean that the baptized piece is necessarily of worse quality; only that the unknown smiths tried to reach an added value with such behaviour.
Your pistol looks excelent and the date you suggested (XVIII century) may well be the correct one.
... All just an opinion; other members will have a more accurate diagnosis.

5th November 2013, 05:03 PM	#6
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Hi Matus, It wasn't such an uncommon procedure to 'baptize' guns and swords with the names of famous masters of the period. This doesn't mean that the baptized piece is necessarily of worse quality; only that the unknown smiths tried to reach an added value with such behaviour. Your pistol looks excelent and the date you suggested (XVIII century) may well be the correct one. ... All just an opinion; other members will have a more accurate diagnosis.