Original British Cased Pair of Brass Ducks Foot Pistols by John Joyner of London - Circa 1778 MG 42 Accessories The Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne

The Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne was a limited frigate action that took place on 23 February 1809 off Les Sables-d'Olonne

Use against ground targets is better suited to the M3 tripod because the mount tends to be unstable when the gun is fired at low angles

this is a charming piece of WW1 Trench Art

screwed onto the muzzle of the gun barrel

The left side of the tang is dated:

Original British Cased Pair of Brass Ducks Foot Pistols by John Joyner of London - Circa 1778 MG 42 Accessories The Battle of Les Sables-d'OlonneOriginal Items: One of a kind set. This is a magnificent set of a matching pair of English brass framed and barreled Duck's Foot Pistols each having four splayed cannon style barrels each measuring just 2. 75 in length. Watch these guns fire on History Channel's Pawn Stars: The pistols date between 1778 1780 we know this for two reasons; silver hallmarks (F inside a square with cut corners) in the butt cap, which indicate the silver was done in