MOUSQUETON DE GENDARMERIE Gendarmerie model 1842 percussion snap hook.
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MOUSQUETON DE GENDARMERIE

Gendarmerie model 1842 percussion snap hook. Round barrel with thunder flats, hallmarked, dated 1849. Breechblock with rear sight, stamped 1842 T. Mre Nle de Mutzig" lock. Stamped brass fittings, buttplate stamped "I". Barrel length: 76 cm. Overall length: 114 cm. A.B.E. (Worn, needs cleaning) Expert : Cabinet Jean-Claude DEY - Honorary Expert to the Versailles Court of Appeal Arnaud de GOUVION SAINT-CYR

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