A pair of dueling pistols from the court gunsmith of Nicholas I - Bertrand. Saint Petersburg. Mid-19th century.

Lot 148
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Lot 148 | A pair of dueling pistols from the court gunsmith of Nicholas I - Bertrand. Saint Petersburg. Mid-19th century.
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A wonderful pair of cased, dueling pistols, the court gunsmith of Nicholas I, Jacob Bertrand, mid-19th century. Octagonal, smoothbore, 11 gauge pistols with fine, gilded engraving of floral motifs, Bertrand St. Petersburg - on the top of the barrel. Markings and serial numbers 205.1 and 205.2 on the bottom of the barrels. Finely crafted wooden handles. Complete set of tools for cleaning and loading. Packed in an original turnkey wooden box with brass decor. High quality cloth interior trim. Gun length: 44 cm. Jacob Bertrand (? - 1849 (?), court and naval departmental gunsmith. In 1830 he started a business in Russia. In 1835–1840 he worked for Javale. At the Moscow exhibition of 1835 he exhibited guns and pistols, at the St. Petersburg exhibition of 1849 - hunting rifles . and the State Historical Museum. Width: 31cm, Height: 50cm, Depth: 8.5cm, Weight: 15kg, Condition: Good, Material: Wood, metal, ID: ID-ANTQ-8511
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