A miquelet flintlock pistol
dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: Spain, Smooth-bore, two-stage, 16.5 mm cal. barrel, first octagonal, with gilded stamp among the lilies and cross, then round, with rings and acanthus leaves on a gilded ground at the girdle, with moulded muzzle at the nozzle; gold-plated vent. Engraved tang. Flintlock, engraved with floral motifs. Wooden, full stock with checkered grip. Iron mounts, engraved and with outlines, trigger-guard with the same gilded mark. Horn-tipped wooden ramrod. Iron belt hook. length 29 cm.
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dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: Spain, Smooth-bore, two-stage, 16.5 mm cal. barrel, first octagonal, with gilded stamp among the lilies and cross, then round, with rings and acanthus leaves on a gilded ground at the girdle, with moulded muzzle at the nozzle; gold-plated vent. Engraved tang. Flintlock, engraved with floral motifs. Wooden, full stock with checkered grip. Iron mounts, engraved and with outlines, trigger-guard with the same gilded mark. Horn-tipped wooden ramrod. Iron belt hook. length 29 cm.
