Original French 18th Century Candlesticks Depicting Fop Caricatures of Voltaire & Frederick the Great in 1740 Original Machine Guns this is one of the

this is one of the very last single shot Military Pistols adopted by any European Nation

It is fabricated from lovely white cotton fabric

These are in a good condition bearing in mind that they are well over 100 years of age

There is soft leather-lined padding along the top and cheeks

Another letter read in part:

Original French 18th Century Candlesticks Depicting Fop Caricatures of Voltaire & Frederick the Great in 1740 Original Machine Guns this is one of theOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. Here we have a lovely set of two 18th Century French Candlesticks, which look to be made of pewter or another similar metal, which was then painted to look bronze. Depicted are Franois Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume (pen name) Voltaire, and Prussian King Frederick the Great. These however are not exactly "flattering" images of the two. They are both depicted as "Fops", which is a pejorative term