BELGIQUE, pour l'exportation (?) au Portugal ou au Brésil, milieu du XIXème siècle Hunting or officer's pistol. Percussion rear plates on caps and hammers, engraved with foliage and scrolls. Round, hooked, polished steel barrels with thunder and mouth engraved with foliage. Ribbon marked "Troxado de Aco" (Twisted Steel). Liege proofhouse mark on bottom. Smooth. Cal. 12 mm. Breech tail decorated with leaves. Walnut barrel with stock carved with dash lines. Blank metal thumb piece. Cut brass fittings, partially engraved with leaves or scrolls, trigger guard and stock with shell cover. Two trigger shanks. With an attached wooden ramrod and brass tip. Barrel length: 18.4 cm - Overall length: 31.6 cm. Some wear, scratches, small bumps and chips, notably around the pommel.