(A) WALMERODE FLINTLOCK PISTOL.

Round barrel marked "R WALMEROD" on top of barrel with sunbursts, and a Crown over I. Rounded lock with teat at rear marked "R. WALMEROD" with swan neck cock and unbridled pan. Brass tipped ramrod, probably the original, retained by a single brass ferrule and feeding into a reinforced mouth. Brass forearm cap set back approximately 3/4" from end of stock. Ramrod channel with relief carving. Brass furniture including floral sideplate, trigger guard with finial, and bulbous buttcap with stirrups. One brass pin behind relief carved tang. Trigger with curled tail. Small "AT" carved into the stock, just left of the trigger guard. Accompanied by paperwork associating the pistol with Ferdinand Franz Count Walmerode's regiment, a pre-Napoleonic cavalry regiment active in Austria circa 1700. CONDITION: Metal has even darkness with flashes of dove grey. Markings are clear. Stock is very good with a few cracks and bruises but solid. Approximately 7/8" sliver missing from right side of stock, just ahead of brass band. Brass trigger guard with split at extremity of finial. Cock shows some delamination from forging. Mechanically fine, bore is good. Barrel Length: 14" Caliber/Bore: .65 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Walmerode Model: Flintlock Paperwork: Documentation Serial Number: NSN