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A French 13-Bore 1779 Model Naval Belt Pistol Of Second TypeCirca 1780
24 November 2010, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,040 inc. premium
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Circa 1780
Circa 1780
With plain russet barrel and tang, the former retained by a brass barrel band and 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 (cock incomplete, steel detached) engraved 'Mre. Rle. de Tulle' and with brass pan, figured half-stock (some bruising) with rounded butt, regulation brass mounts including trigger-guard, belt hook, and original iron ramrod, the main parts each stamped with an 'R' crowned mark (some surface rust and patination)
19 cm. barrel
19 cm. barrel
Footnotes
See Robert E. Brooker, Armes De Poing Militaires Françaises ..., 2006, pp. 114-115








