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147 - A beautiful flintlock hunting rifle, simple and elegant, with a double-barreled side-by-side configuration, two-register, blued; the first barrel damascened in gold with a foliage and scroll motif, a gold sight disc, a band also damascened in gold, and signed: “DEVIVET À MÉZIÈRES - CANON TORD,” with a silver front sight; length 88 cm, caliber 14.5 mm; round-bodied lock plates, swan-neck hammers, volute-shaped basins, blued firing mechanism springs; cut and chiseled iron fittings, blued; stock made of veined walnut with a cheek piece, carved around the fittings and featuring a flower at the rear of the breech; fore-end made of fruitwood ending in a horn butt plate; total length 129 cm. (Small chip in the wood above the right lock plate, at the rear of the lock; two rings for attaching the shoulder strap are likely missing).
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€2,500 - 3,000Sale fees
A beautiful flintlock hunting rifle, simple and elegant, with a double-barreled side-by-side configuration, two-register, blued; the first barrel damascened in gold with a foliage and scroll motif, a gold sight disc, a band also damascened in gold, and signed: “DEVIVET À MÉZIÈRES - CANON TORD,” with a silver front sight; length 88 cm, caliber 14.5 mm; round-bodied lock plates, swan-neck hammers, volute-shaped basins, blued firing mechanism springs; cut and chiseled iron fittings, blued; stock made of veined walnut with a cheek piece, carved around the fittings and featuring a flower at the rear of the breech; fore-end made of fruitwood ending in a horn butt plate; total length 129 cm. (Small chip in the wood above the right lock plate, at the rear of the lock; two rings for attaching the shoulder strap are likely missing). Period, Mézières (Charleville), circa 1750. Very good condition.
Auction details
Antique Weapons, Historical Memorabilia, and DecorationsAuction house
Thierry de Maigret +33 1 44 83 95 20 maxime@tdemaigret.frDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.