Original Mid 18th Century Dutch Naval Flintlock Pistol by Johann Erttel the Elder - Circa 1740 Russian Ordnance Sold in pairs (left/right)

Sold in pairs (left/right)

Original Item: Found in a British Coast Guard Station on the south coast

as were the originals

" and the well-known London maker "REYNOLDS" appears across the tail of the Lock Plate

Original Mid 18th Century Dutch Naval Flintlock Pistol by Johann Erttel the Elder - Circa 1740 Russian Ordnance Sold in pairs (left/right)Original Item: One of a kind. Dutch Naval Flintlock pistols are very rare but this model used for almost the entire 18th century has always been very easy to identify. Made by JOHANN GEORG ERTTEL the Elder who was born in 1700 in Dresden and worked in Amsterdam until his death in 1764. The business was continued then by his son, born 1728 also JOHANN GEORG ERTTEL who eventually died in 1794. Naval Pistols made by the ERTTEL family featured a large all