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Thursday 30 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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An 1842 model gendarmerie percussion pistol, Mid 19th Century

Estimate

€ 250 - 350

Sold

€ 425

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Francia
length 24 cm
Smoothbore, round barrel, with octagonal breech, marked "T" within ellipses, "AC" within shell-guard, both marks crowned, bearing the date "1845", numbered, and with other marks, with 15 mm cal. at the nozzle. Tang with clearly visible model inscription. Backward spring lock marked with "G" surmounted by crown under a dot and marked "M.re R.le de St. Etienne". Working mechanism. Stock numbered like the barrel. Iron mounts marked within lozenges. Ramrod. Some slight porosity to the iron parts. The numbering on the barrel and the stock indicate they were used by papal troops.