An officer's miquelet percussion pistol
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Naples, Smoothbore, two-stage, 17 mm cal barrel, octagonal at the first part and with the Royal Factory mark and 'DP' mark under the crown among gold-inlaid crosses and lilies, then round after a ring and acanthus leaves; finely engraved tang; partially engraved lock converted to percussion. Wooden full stock (small missing part) with checkered butt and engraved iron mounts in the style of the Empire, trigger guard with a beautiful trophy of arms, the butt-plate decorated in a similar way. Belt hook. Horn-tipped, wooden ramrod (small missing parts) with iron cartridge extractor. length 31 cm.
