Very fine and rare pair of 1779 type naval officer's flintlo - Lot 139

Very fine and rare pair of 1779 type naval officer's flintlock pistols, known as "à tête de chien de mer", barrels with two lateral sides then round, blued and gold damascened, with thunders, a trophy of arms and, towards the mouths, a sun, they are signed, below: "DESAGA", length 14.85 cm, caliber 15 mm; breech shanks with a gilded part, decorated with foliage; round-bodied locks signed: "MACHAT A TULLE" and, under the battery springs: "DUCHE" (or DUCHER), swan-necked hammers, iron basins; all silver fittings, edged with fillet and engraved with foliage, mouthpieces feature ridged sights, bridges monogrammed: "P L"; walnut stocks with short shafts, fully carved with foliage, flowers and wavy borders along the fittings, carved sea dog heads, mother-of-pearl and ebony eyes and the tops of the heads embellished with two engraved silver motifs simulating manes; iron chopsticks and belt hooks; total length 27.5 cm. Late 18th, early 19th century. Very good condition. MACHAT, harquebusier in Tulle circa 1780. DUCHE or DUCHER, controller of locks at the Manufacture de Tulle in 1792. Fitter at the Manufacture de Tulle around 1800 (and much earlier), also worked for the trade (still in 1806). DEJAGUAT or DESAGA Henri Simon, boy gunner at the Manufacture royale de Tulle, worked for the trade, notably making barrels for seadog pistols. Still produced around 1800/1810