FRANCE, seconde moitié du XVIIIème siècle Flintlock pistol, single shot. Gooseneck hammer and round-bodied counterplate. Round barrel, tromblonné, then with five sides towards the thunder, the three higher decorated with nets and gilded scrolls. Smooth. Calibre 12 mm approximately. Carved walnut shaft with rose and draped thunder, with filigree cartouche in thumb piece, pommel with plain iron splints. Cut iron fittings. Barrel length: 13.2 cm - Total length: 26.5 cm. Without rod. Strong oxidation on all metal surfaces, wear to the gilding; broken spring; some shocks and cracks to the barrel, raises to the filigree