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Lot 116*

A Very Rare French Louis XIV Period Flintlock Mechanism For A 'Colonies Et Marines' Musket
Circa 1700

11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Very Rare French Louis XIV Period Flintlock Mechanism For A 'Colonies Et Marines' Musket
Circa 1700

Of russet steel, with flat bevelled plate engraved with crowned crossed anchors over 'L' beneath the pan, the tail stamped with inspector's (?) mark, crowned 'AS' between engraved foliage, lightly engraved ring-neck cock and steel, and stamped on the inside with maker's name 'I. Chalarier'
18 cm.

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This and the preceding lot were fitted to pre-regulation muskets issued to French troops serving in Canada

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