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Pistol for officer of Marine, lock brass with...

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Pistol for officer of Marine, lock brass with flint, signed Cassaignard in Nantes, round body of 100 mm bordered of a net and engraved of trophy with the beam on spade and drum, round brass basin and hammer of swan neck engraved, barrel with sides then round of 188 mm, engraved with trophy on the thunder, steel trigger guard ending in urn at the front, entrance of rod, counterplate and silver pommel, carved stick, misses, wears, oxidation, mechanism to be revised, rod abs, beautiful pistol to be restored, LT 340 mm, France about 1770/late XVIIIème, category D (Cassaignard (one meets also Cassagnard), Master harquebusier of the King, born in 1708, died in 1786) Expert : Mr Hervé MATOUS