Original 17th Century Italian Snaphaunce Lock Pistol by Stefano Cioli of Brescia with Embossed Brass Mountings - circa 1675 Holsters & Cases CSA of the American Civil

CSA of the American Civil War

Interior bears a Mockba (Moscow) maker stamp

3712 Buckly St

it ran into bitter Japanese opposition

An openwork vines scrolls around a central spear that points up to the same sort of frosted Arabesque spearpoint finial finish to the panel as on the other side

Original 17th Century Italian Snaphaunce Lock Pistol by Stefano Cioli of Brescia with Embossed Brass Mountings - circa 1675 Holsters & Cases CSA of the American CivilOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an amazing Italian snaphaunce lock pistol, beautifully signed S. CIOLI on the top facet of the barrel. STEFANO CIOLI worked in BRESCIA in 1675 and is listed in Eugene Heers fine work Der Neue Stockel Volume 1, page 218. It has a lovely 12 1 2" half octagonal and half round barrel, and measures 19" in total length. The pistol bears beautiful embossed brass mounts that may have once been gilt. The carved steel lock