A PERCUSSION PISTOL

Smooth-bore, two-stage, 17 mm cal. barrel, octagonal first part with gold-inlaid marks of Royal Naples Manufacture, round after the rings and acanthus leaves; finely engraved tang with sight; forward spring lock, engraved with floral motifs; full stock with checkered butt, iron mounts, finely engraved with hunting and floral motifs, butt-plate with a drum, shell-shaped cover; iron ramrod.

Naples, Mid 19th Century
length 34.5 cm.
Conditions: good