These beautiful flintlock pistol were never really intended for firing or for use in combat. They were used for special occasions when the owner would need to be dressed up and were most likely gifts. Before gunpowder a man's status could be read by his ornate weaponry, after gunpowder became common place in Europe the tradition remained with pistols replacing swords and daggers. These are from the much later end of the middle ages as they are flintlocks and not matchlocks.
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