Main Sale - September 2012 : Sale A1066 Lot 571
A 20-BORE PERCUSSION SINGLE-SHOT SERVICE-PISTOL, MODEL M1842 GENDARMARIE CONVERSION, no visible serial number,
Product Details
A 20-BORE PERCUSSION SINGLE-SHOT SERVICE-PISTOL, MODEL 'M1842 GENDARMARIE CONVERSION', no visible serial number,
French, converted from an earlier flintlock model and dated for 1819, with brushed bright tapering 5in. barrel, solid rounded top-tang, bar-action lock converted from flint with inlet repairs,walnut full-stock stamped 'TULLE' on the left hand side, brushed bright iron furniture including heavy butt-cap, serpentine side-plate and double-banded nose-cap, original iron ramrod
Estimate £250-350