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The exquisite ornament along the breech of the barrel is chiseled and engraved. The barrel of this pistol is signed g. massin, the name of a gunsmith working in eastern France or French-speaking Flanders, possibly the city of Liège.
Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th century
steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration
Overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.); Barrel: 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.); Bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Did you know...
The flintlock ignition system was developed in the 1600s and remained the dominant system until the early 1800s.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance