FRANCE, second half of the 18th century LEFEUVRE Aîné in Bordeaux. Large naval officer's pistol. Signed flintlock lock and brass bassinet, swan-necked hammer and iron bassinet cover. Bronze barrel with wide arched sides decorated with leaves, flowers and laurel garland near the thunder, then round and banded towards the slightly flared muzzle. Smooth. Cal. 17 mm. Plain iron thunderbolt. Punch marks on the side and underside. Long walnut shaft decorated with a rocaille cartouche in silver wire inlaid behind the thunder. Cut brass fittings decorated with fillets and friezes of small stylized leaves, cap with brackets. With wooden ramrod with turned steel tips. Barrel length: 19 cm - Overall length: 34 cm. As is; scratches and knocks, some deep; restored barrel nose and cracks under the barrel; missing silver wire; corrosion spots, notably on the hammer, basinet cover and ramrod head; a few spots of oxidation. A pistol of very similar design and decoration was sold at Vasari Auction on March 21, 2020, in Bordeaux (lot 21).