An elegant snaphance 'Terzetta' pistol
dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: Tuscan-Emilian area, Smoothbore, two-stage, 12.2 mm cal barrel, octagonal at the first part and then round with flat back. Lock with rounded plate decorated with masks in relief. Working mechanism, needs a little revision. Marked 'M.C.' inside. Long wooden stock with some restoration, richly decorated with floral carvings. Fine iron mounts. Dorsal escutcheon in relief and openwork with a putto's head surmounted by a crown. The butt-plate with similar decorations, including a bust of a lady in relief. Pierced counter-plate and with belt hook. Signs of use and time. Iron-tipped, wooden ramrod with light horn disk. length 38,5 cm.
