FRANCE, seconde moitié du XVIIIème siècle Manufacture de Maubeuge. Officer's pistol, model 1763-66. Flintlock lock, signed and hammered, with flat bodies. Round barrel, then double-sided. Marked 70 and D24]. Smooth. Cal. 17 mm. Various markings on the reverse of the barrel. Walnut barrel, marked 67 and engraved H, later, on counterplate side. Brass trim. Iron ramrod with nail head. Barrel length: 23 cm - Overall length: 40 cm. Small cavity on the reverse side of the barrel; barrel breech reworked. Scratches and shocks from use; a few cracks and chips, stock damaged and restored, fillings, notably wormholes; metal parts previously cleaned, with a few spots of oxidation.