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Thursday 30 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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An 1839 model gendarmerie trooper's pistol converted to percussion, Second quarter of the 19th Century

Estimate

€ 150 - 250

Sold

€ 688

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Stato Pontificio
length 35 cm
Smoothbore, round barrel, with brass foresight, octagonal breech bearing the mark of the Liège test bench, 17 mm. cal. at the nozzle. Lock converted to percussion, marked "O" under crown. Working mechanism. Long wooden stock stamped "S" and "LB" and with clearly visible Papal stamp. Brass mounts marked "D", trigger guard with "O" surmounted by crown. Iron ramrod.