FRANCE, vers 1760 François and Antoine PENEL Officer's pistol. Flat-bodied flintlock locks, signed "Frans et Ante Penel", with swan-necked hammers. Pair of bronze-plated tabletop barrels, with small side panels, then round to the muzzle, gilded with thunderbolt friezes. Band signed in gold "Frans et Ante Penel", finished with a gilded crown at the muzzle. Smooth. Cal. 14 mm. Sight. Traces of inscription and hallmark on reverse of barrels. Long walnut shaft, finished with a horn ring under the muzzles of the barrels; squared stock. Silver trim (950): pommel cap with eagle head; trigger guard cut out, engraved with foliage, decorated with palmette and shells; cartouche thumb piece (blank) under marquis crown. With attached wooden ramrod with horn tip. Barrel length: 23.8 cm - Total length: 38.3 cm - Gross weight: 1.117 g. Scratches and bumps from use; a few chips and small splinters; minor damage to the horn; left hammer screw to be re-examined (not worn); oxidation. François and Antoine PENEL, harquebusiers active in Saint-Étienne, between 1743 and 1760