FRANCE, second half of the 18th century DOYEN in Nantes. Pistol d'arçon, for vénerie (?). Flintlock lock, signed and engraved with two trophies (arms of Love - martial with flags). Moulded stepped back. Two-sided iron basin. Gooseneck hammer. Round barrel, then with sides towards the thunderbolt, decorated with fillets. Signed DOYEN on the band. Smooth. Cal. 15 mm. Long walnut barrel. Metal parts surrounded by molding. Tears on the back of the lock plate and counter plate. Line-decorated brass fittings. Calotte with atteles featuring figures in a foliate frame. Counterplate decorated with a dog running behind a boar. Rocaille-decorated trigger guard, with later steel screws. Decorative wooden ramrod. Barrel length: 26 cm - Overall length: 42 cm. As is. Wear, scratches, bumps and chips, including some larger ones behind the hammer and under the lock plate; fractured stock, previously restored; metal parts previously cleaned and repolished, traces of pitting and oxidation.