Lot n° 67
Estimation :
100 - 150
EUR
France, reign of Louis XVI (1774-1789). Cavalry flintlock pi - Lot 67
France, reign of Louis XVI (1774-1789). Cavalry flintlock pistol model 1777 1st type by Manufacture de Charleville, circa 1780 and converted to percussion. 18 mm cal. All metal parts with stained gray patina. Smooth, round barrel with thunderbolt side panels, stamped "80" for 1780 and inspection mark "S 80" for Chef de Brigade De St SERNIN, inspector from 1779 to 1792. The breech tail marking is missing. Platine à coffre à silex de la Manufacture de Charleville, hallmarked "F 80" for Jean Joseph FEBVRE, controller from 1777 to 1807. Cast brass fittings, stamped "F" (Jean Joseph FEBVRE). Walnut stock. Nailhead steel ramrod, 1st type present. Mechanism non-functional, hammer does not hold cocking notches, trigger spring out of order. Inside barrel with surface oxidation. 34 cm (barrel 18.9 cm). (Wear and accidents, stock cracked, belt hook missing, cleaning rod remanufactured. As is).
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