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146 - A fine flintlock hunting rifle, with a double-barrelled Dama…
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
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A fine flintlock hunting rifle, with a double-barrelled Damascus steel barrel, a tobacco-coloured rib fitted with a side reinforcement, hallmarked in Liègege, marked on the band: ‘FNI PAR POTTET À PARIS’, silver front sight; length 87 cm, calibre 17.5 mm; attractive, cut-out breech blockand engraved with a bust of a figure; English-style flat-bodied hammers, engraved with a fleur-de-lis and edged with a fillet, marked: ‘FNI PAR POTTET À NÉ À PARIS’, hounds with spurs, silver-plated basins, pebble-shaped springs; striking silver or silver-plated fittings, cutand finely engraved, adorned with figures from hunting mythology as well as a gilded hunting trophy; stock in veined walnut … , cheek, chequered grip ending in a carved boar’s head, oval silver thumb rest bearing a monogram; ‘A D.’, also chequered; wooden stock end-piece with a horn tip; total length 128 cm. Date: circa 1818–1840. Very good condition. POTTET Clément, arquebusier and inventor, Paris, former apprentice to PAULY. Both the elder and the younger can be found at 71, Rue de Richelieu (1818), 4, Rue des Boucheries Saint- Honoré and 1, Rue Neuve du Luxembourg (1818/1840).
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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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