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Commissioned by Napoleon
Made by Nicolas-Noël Bout
Condition:
EXCELLENT
Action/Type:
Flintlock
Status:
FOR SALE
Date Added:
8/10/24
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Napoleon commissioned a pair of pistols for his sister Elisa Bonaparte. They are in the Royal Ontario Museum. Apart from one other pair, and this pistol, all other known gold-mounted pocket pistols made by Boutet are in public collections.
This little pistol carries the same cartouche as seen on Elisa Bonaparte's pistols, that is strong evidence that it was a commission piece for one of his relatives, unfortunately we will never know which one.
More info, more pistols and prices here:-
https://antique-pistols.com
This little pistol carries the same cartouche as seen on Elisa Bonaparte's pistols, that is strong evidence that it was a commission piece for one of his relatives, unfortunately we will never know which one.
More info, more pistols and prices here:-
https://antique-pistols.com
+61499088152
Western Australia
D/L#: 1659172
We are primarily collectors of high-art or unusual firearms. Our firearms are expensive but that is because most of our guns are unique in their own way. I seek out the best of the best for my collection and pay whatever I have to pay to get them to Australia. I love every gun in my collection but financial reality dictates that if I am to continue to acquire new guns, something has to go.
I get as much enjoyment finding that special gun or guns and then researching their provenance as I do out of owning them.
I have a very extensive library of research material, some of my books are extremely rare and valuable, I have some of the rarest and most comprehensive books ever printed. MANUFACTURE D'ARMES DE VERSAILLES et NICOLAS BOUTET will set you back a couple of grand if you can find it but it is the best source available on obscure facts regarding the guns of Nicolas-Noel Boutet. The two volumes of LE QUI EST QUI DE L'ARME EN France provide another very valuable source of information on European guns. I also have the three volume set of Der New Stockel by Eugene Heer, which is probably the most comprehensive work on gunmakers ever published.
They are hard going because I don't speak French or German but the reward for effort with regard to finding out who made a particular gun makes the effort worthwhile.
It is very rewarding to hold a gun in your hand and then find a picture and description of it in a sixty-year-old book, particularly after international experts have been unable to determine provenance.
I get as much enjoyment finding that special gun or guns and then researching their provenance as I do out of owning them.
I have a very extensive library of research material, some of my books are extremely rare and valuable, I have some of the rarest and most comprehensive books ever printed. MANUFACTURE D'ARMES DE VERSAILLES et NICOLAS BOUTET will set you back a couple of grand if you can find it but it is the best source available on obscure facts regarding the guns of Nicolas-Noel Boutet. The two volumes of LE QUI EST QUI DE L'ARME EN France provide another very valuable source of information on European guns. I also have the three volume set of Der New Stockel by Eugene Heer, which is probably the most comprehensive work on gunmakers ever published.
They are hard going because I don't speak French or German but the reward for effort with regard to finding out who made a particular gun makes the effort worthwhile.
It is very rewarding to hold a gun in your hand and then find a picture and description of it in a sixty-year-old book, particularly after international experts have been unable to determine provenance.
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