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Cased Pair of Flintlock Pistols

Cased Pair of Flintlock Pistols Presented to Captain Cayetano Valdés y Flores1801–02


"This magnificent pair of pistols, complete with its cleaning and loading accessories, is one of a small group of specially designed silver-mounted firearms presented by the French government to Spanish sea captains in recognition of their actions in alliance with France against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars...."


Nicolas Noël Boutet | Cased Pair of Flintlock Pistols Presented to Captain Cayetano Valdés y Flores | French, Versailles | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org)




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