BELGIUM, mid-19th century Pistol. Percussion lock on capsule, engraved with foliate scrolls, hammer decorated en suite, white polished. Octagonal barrel in blackened damascus, marked "Rubans d'acier" in gilded letters and engraved with thunder scrolls. Smooth. Cal. 13 mm. Liege proofhouse stamp. Reverse marked LD. Walnut shaft with leaf-carved spar and gadrooned butt. Finger rests and engraved iron fittings, decorated with foliage following the locks. With wooden ramrod. Barrel length: 21.5 cm - Overall length: 36 cm. Wear, scratches and a few knocks; crack in the length, possibly restored (traces of glue from the inside, under the barrel); some surface oxidation.