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live December 5 | 10:00 AM
Hôtel des ventes Giraudeau

165 - Date unknown, late 18th century.

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Estimation

€80 - 120

Sale fees

24%

Date unknown, late 18th century. Flintlock saddle pistol. Caliber 16 mm. All metal parts are white. Smooth, round barrel. Flat-bodied steel lock plate, unmarked and unstamped, chiseled with a frieze of small geometric motifs around the perimeter. Flat-bodied steel swan-neck hammer, decorated in the same style. Round steel hammer cap. Counterplate made of cast brass, cut out and decorated in a matching pattern. Fittings made of cast brass, cut out. Long-stocked walnut buttstock with a round cast-brass cap, decorated in a matching pattern. Trigger under the trigger guard. The ramrod socket and support are made of cast brass. Wooden ramrod with a light-colored horn tip. Functional mechanism with two distinct cocking notches. Interior of the barrel shows slight surface oxidation. 39 cm (barrel 23 cm). (Signs of wear and normal use; in fairly good condition).

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Auction details

Militaria
Saturday, December 5
10:00 AM
25 Rue Joseph-Cugnot
37300 Joue-les--tours, France

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Hôtel des ventes Giraudeau +33 2 47 37 71 71 contact@hdv-giraudeau.fr
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 130,000 lots published

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