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136 - A very fine flintlock pistol of the ‘Vendémiaire’ type, Year…
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Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
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A very fine flintlock pistol of the ‘Vendémiaire’ type, Year XII, but much more luxurious, by Freconnet Roules, Saint-Étienne: Blued octagonal barrel, slightly flared, hallmarked on the left side: ‘A M’ crowned, gilded on the breech and muzzle; upper side adorned with a caduceuswith two cornucopias; silver front sight; sight hole fitted with a platinum disc; length 20.2 cm; calibre 17.5 mm, hairline-rifled; cut-off breech tail, finely engraved with foliage and a swan in a medallion; attractive iron sight, chiselled in the round with foliage; flat trigger guard, slightly engraved on the reverse, signed: ‘Freconnet Roules St-Étienne’, hammer swan-neck design engraved with a dragon holding a cornucopia in its mouth and fitted with a safety catch at the rear, trigger guard scroll also plated with platinum, trigger mechanism engraved to match, adjustable trigger tail; cut and engraved silver fittings, trigger guard engraved with flowers, foliage and a winged creature resembling a bat, the front engraved with a flower-filled urn, the barrel entrance chiselledwith a monster’s head and, at the rear, a swan in a medallion, silver rosettes, the main one engraved with two lions standing back-to-back, an oval cap with two sides chiselled with a head of a lady; walnut handle very finely carved along all its contours, chequered grip surrounded by the same decoration, small rectangular gold thumb rest, with bevelled edges; whale-bone shaft with a bone ferrule; total length 35.5 cm. Early First Empire period. Very good condition. HALLMARKS: cockerel (1st standard of the departments), 1809/1819; medium hallmark, helmeted man’s head; silversmith: ‘P’ between two stars and surmounted by a circle; lictor’s fasces, 1809/1819. FRECONNET ROULES, arquebusier in Saint-Étienne, 1 May 1775, son of the armourer and merchant André JACQUES and Antoinette BOURLIER. On 9 Brumaire, Year IV, he married Jeanne, daughter of the gunsmith Jean ROULES (or ROULE). Manufacturer of luxury firearms, such as the pair of pistols seized from Napoleon I at Waterloo (see the Army MuseumArmy Museum). This pistol is completely identical to the one on display; the only difference lies in the design on the cap, as the Emperor’s is adorned with a crowned eagle.
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About the sale Antique weapons, historical memorabilia and decorations
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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 11:00 AM
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