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A French 14-bore 1763 model flintlock military pistolcirca 1795
11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £750 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA French 14-bore 1763 model flintlock military pistol
circa 1795
circa 1795
With barrel retained by a spring-held barrel band pierced and also forming the ramrod-entry, plain tang re-engraved 'M 1763', flat bevelled lock re-engraved 'Mre. de Libreville (Neue Støckel 8542), ring-neck cock, figured full stock (some old bruising, fore-end split on one side), regulation iron mounts comprising rounded side-plate, slightly beaked pommel, and trigger-guard with moulded finial, and original steel ramrod (steel parts with some light pitting)
22.9 cm. barrel
22.9 cm. barrel
Footnotes
See Robert E. Brooker, Armes de Poing Militaires Françaises..., 2006, p.121








