blued swamped octagonal barrels with rifled bores, the barrels mounted with single standing rear sights each with additional single folding leaves, ramp mounted fore sights, elegantly engraved “Georg Draussmiller in Munchen 1698,” the breeches struck with recessed gilt ovals bearing the maker’s mark "GD" above a bird (Stockel, p. 305, no. 250), the tangs of each barrel are inscribed "1" and "2", with well-figured walnut-stocks ornately carved overall with high-relief scrolls and set throughout with decorative horn mountings, the flat lock plates finished bright and extensively engraved with matching hunting scenes of two mounted riders, three dogs, and two deer, one hunter firing his pistol the bear resemblance to these guns, the cocks finely engraved with the semi-nude figures of mermaids (number 2 gun with decorated section of cock chipped) Georg Draussmiller (Der Neue Stockel, page 305) is believed to have come from Traunstein, Bavaria near Salzburg with a working career including his apprenticeship from about 1687 through about 1725. His work can be found in the collection of Bayerisches National museum in Munich were there resides a similar pair of short-rifles by Anton Hass with barrels by Draussmiller. Acquired by the consignor in 1994 having come through a private Swiss collection. Exhibition: These pistols formed part of the exhibition of the Collections of Robert M. Lee held at Sotheby’s , New York, June 2013

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