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Maître Christophe HERBELIN

48 - FIREARMS Long flintlock pommel pistol with walnut frame, iro…
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Estimate €150 - €250
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Description
FIREARMS Long flintlock pommel pistol with walnut frame, iron fittings, flat-body lock with swan-neck hammer, iron bassoon, round barrel with thunderbolt sides and top engraved "BEGON à LA ROCHELLE", long-tailed cap carved with a face, cut-iron counterplate with foliate decoration, trigger guard with palmette-shaped end, ramrod missing. Louis XIV period Length: 53 cm - Barrel: 34 cm Oxidation, hammer not functional, upper jaw and screws missing, missing. ABE Although there is no record of a gunsmith or furrier named BEGON in La Rochelle, Michel BEGON (1638-1710) was an important steward of the Navy in Rochefort and La Rochelle who left a large amount of correspondence and an important memoir "...for the instruction of the Duke of Burgundy". Expert : Mr Laurent MIROUZE
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About the sale ANTIQUE PAINTINGS - FURNITURE AND OBJETS D'ART
Auction location
Auction time 06/10/2026 at 2:15 PM
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