Pair of Flintlock Pistols ca. 1786 Claude Martin These pistols bear markings indicating they were made in the Arsenal at Lucknow, India, under the direction of Arsenal Superintendent Claude Martin, who oversaw the production of firearms by Indian craftsmen there from 1776 until his death in 1800. While many luxury arms of this period include finely decorated mounts and inlay of silver and gold, these pistols are extraordinary for having, in addition to those features, solid silver barrels and lock-plates. The cock, steel, trigger, steel spring, and internal components of the lock are the only metal parts of the pistols made of steel.Martin, the French polymath, inventor, intellectual, bibliophile, architect, adventurer, art patron, investor, and soldier, held various military and administrative positions under the British in India since he was twenty-five years old. Born in Lyon, France, he defected to the British forces during the siege of Pondicherry in 1760, thereafter steadily clim

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Pair of Flintlock Pistols ca. 1786 Claude Martin These pistols bear markings indicating they were made in the Arsenal at Lucknow, India, under the direction of Arsenal Superintendent Claude Martin, who oversaw the production of firearms by Indian craftsmen there from 1776 until his death in 1800. While many luxury arms of this period include finely decorated mounts and inlay of silver and gold, these pistols are extraordinary for having, in addition to those features, solid silver barrels and lock-plates. The cock, steel, trigger, steel spring, and internal components of the lock are the only metal parts of the pistols made of steel.Martin, the French polymath, inventor, intellectual, bibliophile, architect, adventurer, art patron, investor, and soldier, held various military and administrative positions under the British in India since he was twenty-five years old. Born in Lyon, France, he defected to the British forces during the siege of Pondicherry in 1760, thereafter steadily clim

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