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Lot 185

A French 54-Bore Brass-Mounted Rifled Flintlock Pistol
By Larestz A Paris, Mid-18th Century

24 November 2010, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A French 54-Bore Brass-Mounted Rifled Flintlock Pistol
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

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This maker appears to be unrecorded

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