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Belgium -Hanquet Lambert - pistolet d'officier - arme d'infanterie - Percussion - personal officer's weapon - 14 mm

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In the 19th century, officers often purchased personal weapons for use in the service. It was a way of asserting one's social status, sporting finer and better finished weapons than regulatory weapons. This one is in a state that allows serenely to consider using it in shooting nowadays. This weapon is punched HL under the barrel, most likely the mark of Lambert Hanquet, member of a very famous dynasty of gunsmiths of Liège. The weapon is neat, simple and very strong; the very thick barrel and butt, elegant but largely sized are made to withstand shocks and accidents due to a military life. The engravings are almost new, the stock is almost new, and the steels are very clean (just the patina due to the weather) . The stick carries a piece of sterling silver thumb, and the barrel is strongly blasted, according to a fashion inherited from the first empire. Weapon in excellent condition, ready for shooting.

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In the 19th century, officers often purchased personal weapons for use in the service. It was a way of asserting one's social status, sporting finer and better finished weapons than regulatory weapons. This one is in a state that allows serenely to consider using it in shooting nowadays. This weapon is punched HL under the barrel, most likely the mark of Lambert Hanquet, member of a very famous dynasty of gunsmiths of Liège. The weapon is neat, simple and very strong; the very thick barrel and butt, elegant but largely sized are made to withstand shocks and accidents due to a military life. The engravings are almost new, the stock is almost new, and the steels are very clean (just the patina due to the weather) . The stick carries a piece of sterling silver thumb, and the barrel is strongly blasted, according to a fashion inherited from the first empire. Weapon in excellent condition, ready for shooting.

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