Matcing pair of Flintlock Pistols

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by corrado26

In the "Neue Stöckel" there are 18 gunmakers with the Name "ROSSI" in the area of Brescia and Genova/Italy. Francesco Rossi has been working at Brescia in the years from 1775-1788 and Lorenzo was 1743. So it is thinkable that the lock has been made by one of these.

The mark "DT" together with the other mark belongs to a Paris gunmaker named DANIEL THIERMAY who was working there from 1700 to ca. 1740.

So it is clear that the pistol has been made out of parts with different origins. Who this made and where this pistol has been assembled I cannot say but lots of these pistols have been made not only in Turkey but also in the area of Napoli/I
corrado26

Hi Corrado,

Thank you so much for the information it makes these pistols more fascinating than ever to me I am truly much obliged.

Miguel