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A Rare French 14-Bore 1779 Model Flintlock Naval Belt Pistol Of First TypeCirca 1780
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,120 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Rare French 14-Bore 1779 Model Flintlock Naval Belt Pistol Of First Type
Circa 1780
Circa 1780
With plain barrel and tang, the former retained by a brass barrel band carrying the fore-sight, incorporating the ramrod-entry and extending back to the trigger-guard, the latter with iron extension down the back of the butt, flat bevelled lock indistinctly engraved 'Mre. Rle. de Tulle' and with steel spring beneath the brass pan, figured half-stock (butt split on one side), regulation brass mounts including trigger-guard stamped with inspector's mark on the bow, 'G' crowned, belt hook, and original iron ramrod
19 cm. barrel
19 cm. barrel
Footnotes
See Robert E. Brooker, Armes De Poing Militaires Françaises ...,2006, pp. 112-113








