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Large percussion combat pistol for officers, modelled on the…
See original version (French)
148
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Large percussion combat pistol for officers, modelled on the…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
Large percussion combat pistol for officers, modelled on the 1833 pistol. Sturdy octagonal Damascus steel barrel, rifled with 48 hairline grooves, chambered for 16-ball calibre. Iron front sight and fixed rear sight mounted on the sighted breech block; the breech block also bears the weight supporting the flash hole. Rear lock plate marked ‘P. Boitard à Saint-Étienne’. Trigger guard with finger rest, iron cap, and iron ramrod with brass ferrule. Concave oval cap with raised sides, fitted with a sturdy captive cap ring. Barrel mounted on a slide, with a varnished walnut mount extending halfway down the barrel. Mechanism in working order. A fine-quality, carefully crafted firearm. (Mechanism in working order. (Condition 1))
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