A Fantastic Cased Pair of French Napoleonic Republic - Empire Flintlock Pistols by PREVOST a' PARIS

#127 A Fantastic Cased Pair of high Quality and Condition French Napoleonic Rebublic - Empire Flintlock Pistols by PREVOST a PARIS c. 1790-1810.  This form of high quality pistol was most likely owned by wealthy gentleman or military officer.  Cased by JOHANN MULLER, Bern, Switzerland. The pistols have 8.5", .56 cal. octagon iron swamped barrels with micro-rifling.  The top flat of the barrels have fine decorative gold overlay and is maker signed "PREVOST A' PARIS" and has (3) proof marks, a "L . C." within a rectangular box stamped on the left and right side of the breech and a small "CROWN" over "B".  Both pistols are in their original flintlock configuration with no replacement parts.  All iron parts are polished bright include second finger spurred trigger guards.  The convex locks have decorative engraving around a oval gold insert engraved with the makers name "Prevost / Paris" with high quality roller frizzen springs.  Both stocks have fantastic micro-checkered grips with high