Italian flintlock pistol

Marcus den toom · 4th November 2013, 09:28 PM

Hi Matus, a very nice pistol indeed.

The Cominazzo name is a very respected one, Der neue Stockel dedicates 3 full pages of names at this family. Like most good Italian families the cominazzo also had a lot of members.

What troubles me when looking at your pistol, is that it does not bear the carasteristtics of a cominazzo pistol. The barrel is not typical (see picture) and also the decorations seem a bit unorthodox.
The name Cominazzo is also spelled wrong with appears to be a K?

I fear this is a period fraud example, like many others i have enountered. Hopefully i am wrong.

4th November 2013, 09:28 PM	#3
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 543	Hi Matus, a very nice pistol indeed. The Cominazzo name is a very respected one, Der neue Stockel dedicates 3 full pages of names at this family. Like most good Italian families the cominazzo also had a lot of members. What troubles me when looking at your pistol, is that it does not bear the carasteristtics of a cominazzo pistol. The barrel is not typical (see picture) and also the decorations seem a bit unorthodox. The name Cominazzo is also spelled wrong with appears to be a K? I fear this is a period fraud example, like many others i have enountered. Hopefully i am wrong.