France - 1828 - Manufacture Royale de St Etienne - Pattern 1822 - Percussion - Rifle - 18mm cal

Complete flintlock rifle converted to percussion 1822T bis, Royal arms factory of Saint Etienne - 1828 with the same number Superb flintlock rifle (1777 model or originally 1822) converted to percussion and a grooved barrel (1822 T bis model) , dated 1928 and converted 1859. Healthy, shiny metal parts, in very nice condition. Grooved barrel interior (see photos) . Wooden rifle parts made of walnut, very beautiful and healthy (trace of a repair, hardly visible, at the back of the breech, slight play at the muzzle band because of the spring, which may have been replaced) . The lock works perfectly, the hammer has three positions (uncocked/half-cocked/cocked) . Functional trigger. Multiple markings on the wood and metal parts: - Lock: marking of the royal arms factory of Saint Etienne. - Butt: remnant of round macaron with boxwood centre (illegible) + St Etienne marking next to it + registration number 261 - Barrel: Mdl 1822 T Bis on the breech tail + year of manufacture 1928 + 1859 (modification T Bis on hidden part of the barrel) + Cde 18 + registration number 261 + T - Other metal parts: L with stars on counter-lock, M in a circle on the swivel ring, C topped by a crown on the muzzle (for Barthélémy COMPAS, inspector at the Saint Etienne arms factory from 1813 to 1835) . - Trigger guard: C topped by a crown (for Barthélémy COMPAS, inspector at the Saint Etienne arms factory from 1813 to 1835) . - Rod: a dot inside a triangle. - Recoil pad: Letters ‘MOU’ Features: Total length 141. 5 cm Barrel length without breech tail 103 cm Weight when empty: 4 kg Rod: 100 cm Important: 1) Collectable firearm, class D (free-to-trade) . 2) Registered shipping with declared value and insurance. 3) As long as the ad is online, the item is available. Please note, at the end of the sale, it will not be advertised again. It will be put up for sale on a different platform. Fees: France: 50 euros, declared value and insurance. Europe: 70 euros, declared value and insurance. America: please check with me.