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Tuesday 25 March 2025 e Wednesday 26 March 2025, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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An elegant snaphaunce lock pistol, 18th Century

Estimate

€ 700 - 1.000

Sold

€ 1.000

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Northern Italy
length 38,3 cm.
Smoothbore, two-stage, octagonal and round barrel. Several rings at the breech, then engraved floral motifs followed by the signature "GIO ANT FRANZINO" between asterisks, this one placed on a dorsal rib that runs up to the12.4 mm cal. nozzle. Flintlocks with rounded lock plate with engraved busts and racemes. Pittings. The mechanism needs revision. Lock plate inside with signature "G. Finelli". Elegant wooden stock richly carved with flowers and racemes. Iron mounts. Butt-plate, trigger guard and counterplate all with profile portraits in relief. The counterplate also pierced and provided with a belt hook. Wooden ramrod with iron cartridge extractors.