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A French 54-Bore Brass-Mounted Rifled Flintlock PistolBy Larestz A Paris, Mid-18th Century
24 November 2010, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £336 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA French 54-Bore Brass-Mounted Rifled Flintlock Pistol
By Larestz A Paris, Mid-18th Century
By Larestz A Paris, Mid-18th Century
With octagonal barrel (probably slightly shortened) retaining some original blueing and rifled with eight grooves, octagonal breech encrusted with gold foliage and owner's monogram 'JJ', the latter along the top flat, slender tang encrusted with gold foliage, signed border engraved flat lock (cock, mechanism and steel-spring missing, steel and one side-nail replaced), moulded figured full stock (fore-end split) carved with foliage behind the barrel tang, border engraved mounts comprising shaped bevelled side-plate decorated with a martial trophy, spurred pommel with a profile bust on the flat ovoidal pommel-cap, trigger-guard with a foliate panel on the bow and with shaped pointed finial, faceted ramrod-pipe, and later ramrod (damaged)
12.5 cm. barrel
12.5 cm. barrel
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