Original Pair of Italian Silver Mounted Flintlock Pistols marked by the Chinelli Family of Gardone c. 1700 Snider Rifles & Bayonets Dick Seitz' 2nd Battalion to

Dick Seitz' 2nd Battalion to envelop the enemy from the right and sent I Company from the 3rd Battalion to protect the western flank

The chinstrap is comprised of tarred black canvas/cotton

and she got underway on 9 April for landing rehearsals on the New Caledonian coast

and a safety pin

pushing the breech block (with fresh cartridge above and fired case below both held in in the T-slot) forward

Original Pair of Italian Silver Mounted Flintlock Pistols marked by the Chinelli Family of Gardone c. 1700 Snider Rifles & Bayonets Dick Seitz' 2nd Battalion toOriginal Items. One of a kind pair. This wonderful set of Italian Long flintlock pistols is really compelling, with beautifully carved wood stocks with carved embellishments. The 12 1 2" Damascus barrels are decorated in heavy GOLD and the iron is carved which is also found on the hammer. The lock plates of both are signed on the bottom: CHINELLI This is the name of a gunsmithing family who worked in Gardone Val Trompia in Italy, from as early as 1580