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Lot 155

A French 14-bore 1763 model flintlock military pistol
circa 1795

11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £750 inc. premium

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A French 14-bore 1763 model flintlock military pistol
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

Footnotes

See Robert E. Brooker, Armes de Poing Militaires Françaises..., 2006, p.121

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