Original Pair of Italian Silver Mounted Flintlock Pistols marked by the Chinelli Family of Gardone c. 1700 Snider Rifles & Bayonets The top cover bears serial

The top cover bears serial number 4974a / 909 on this very fine example of the most prolific German issued Light Machine gun of WW2

cracks or damage

and she got underway on 9 April for landing rehearsals on the New Caledonian coast

Some attempts at repair were made in the past using glue

The liner chinstrap

Original Pair of Italian Silver Mounted Flintlock Pistols marked by the Chinelli Family of Gardone c. 1700 Snider Rifles & Bayonets The top cover bears serialOriginal Items. One of a kind pair. This wonderful set of Italian Long flintlock pistols is really compelling, with beautifully carved wood stocks with carved embellishments. The 12 1 2" Damascus barrels are decorated in heavy GOLD and the iron is carved which is also found on the hammer. The lock plates of both are signed on the bottom: CHINELLI This is the name of a gunsmithing family who worked in Gardone Val Trompia in Italy, from as early as 1580