A fine pair of Bohemian long flintlock holster pistols, circa 1730, probably Carlsbad

A fine pair of Bohemian long flintlock holster pistols, circa 1730, probably Carlsbad

with swamped barrels decorated with engraved and gilt foliage and strapwork against a blued ground (now a matt dark blue), tangs en suite, bevelled gilt locks, engraved with foliage on a punched ground and fitted with engraved steel cocks, highly figured full stocks moulded over their fore-ends (small repairs), full gilt-brass mounts, including sideplates decorated with a pair of cavalryman and bound prisoners, spurred pummels decorated with strapwork, portrait bust escutcheons and associated gilt-brass tipped wooden ramrods, and some original finish