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Thursday 30 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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An 1839 model gendarmerie percussion pistol, Mid 19th Century

Estimate

€ 150 - 250

Sold

€ 375

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Stato Pontificio
length 23,9 cm
Smoothbore, round barrel, with numbered octagonal breech and "A" mark, with 15.5 mm cal. at the nozzle. Bore with fouling, needs cleaning. Lock converted to percussion marked "M" for Mazzocchi. Working mechanism. Wooden full stock with coeval numbering to the barrel and marks "API" within a shield, "A" and "S". Some pitting to the iron parts. Brass mounts and iron ramrod. The owner reported that the pistol bears a lightened cock and percussion for civilian pistol.