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99-1 - Flintlock musket, with a lock plate bearing the mark of Honoré BLANC—"HB under a crown," "Manuf.Royale de St Etienne" and decorated with scrolls; barrel (48.6 cm) marked with LECLERC’s hallmark—"the letters LC separated by a cross within an oval"—with faceted sides tapering to a round end with gold-edged bands, wooden grip with checkered pattern, chiseled iron fittings, and a butt engraved with “Par Fidélité au Roi,” and on the trigger guard inscribed “MANCIAUX Chevalier Gardes Nationales,” iron grip, total length 87.5 cm, in very fine condition. Accompanied by the exquisite certificate of the Royal Order of the Lily, dated 1814, signed by Charles Philippe of France, the Count of Artois (the future King Charles X of France), and presented to the owner of this rare weapon—an architect by profession who served as captain of the chasseurs in the 6th Legion of the National Guard of Paris during the years 1789, 1790, and 1791—a rare historical set bearing his name.
Flintlock musket, with a lock plate bearing the mark of Honoré BLANC—"HB under a crown," "Manuf.Royale de St Etienne" and decorated with scrolls; barrel (48.6 cm) marked with LECLERC’s hallmark—"the letters LC separated by a cross within an oval"—with faceted sides tapering to a round end with gold-edged bands, wooden grip with checkered pattern, chiseled iron fittings, and a butt engraved with “Par Fidélité au Roi,” and on the trigger guard inscribed “MANCIAUX Chevalier Gardes Nationales,” iron grip, total length 87.5 cm, in very fine condition. Accompanied by the exquisite certificate of the Royal Order of the Lily, dated 1814, signed by Charles Philippe of France, the Count of Artois (the future King Charles X of France), and presented to the owner of this rare weapon—an architect by profession who served as captain of the chasseurs in the 6th Legion of the National Guard of Paris during the years 1789, 1790, and 1791—a rare historical set bearing his name.