Cassette for dueling pistols by Caron, arquebusier to His Ma - Lot 15

Cassette for dueling pistols by Caron, arquebusier to His Majesty Emperor Napoleon III. In walnut, decorated on the lid with a shield engraved "AG" in Gothic letters. Gaîné de velours bleu nuit en forme, à deux compartiments, signé dans le couvercle aux grandes armes impériales "CARON ARQr DE SM L'EMPEREUR 20 PASSAGE DE L'OPERA". It contains a pair of percussion pistols, blued, rifled barrels, signed on the top "F. P. CARON A PARIS ARQ DE S.M. L'EMPEREUR", chased to the thunderbolts, with sight notches and numbered in gold to the thunderbolts and on the breech shanks. Flat-bodied locks and round-bodied hammers engraved with scrolls. Caps and finger rests engraved with foliage and tigers. Carved walnut stocks. Length: 42 cm With key. Box: 47.5x26x8 cm N°726 and 736. B.E. (minor wear). Circa 1860. Expert : Arnaud de GOUVION SAINT-CYR