FRANCE, fin du XVIIIème ou début du XIXème siècle. Flintlock pistol of officer of cavalry or navy. Brass lock and iron gooseneck hammer with round bodies. Octagonal barrel engraved with a military trophy under a canopy of trimmings and a radiating pattern. Smooth. Calibre 15 mm. Walnut barrel decorated with filigree scrolls at the back of the barrel, and with a diamond checkering stock. Fused brass trim with flowers and vase decoration. Barrel length: 18.5 cm - Total length: 32.4 cm. Without rod. Wear to the decorations, breakage and restoration with reinforcement to the trigger guard, oxidations to the metal parts; some scratches, shocks, and small chips to the barrel and the stick, small crack near the counterplate.