Here is a matching exhibition quality gold inlaid and engraved cased four gun garniture by renowned French gunsmith Nicolas Noel Boutet (you do know Boutet, don’t you?) of Versailles including 12mm (.47 cal) dueling pistols with 8.75-inch barrels and much cuter but no less deadly .58 caliber pocket pistols, hence the two different bullet molds.
All told, $180,000 – $250,000 worth of Napoleonic swag at Rock Island’s upcoming auction next month. They have a ton of just really neat stuff up for grabs in over 2,500 lots.
