FRANCE, Empire period, later modified - Lot 162

FRANCE, Empire period, later modified Officer's pistol. Flintlock, modified percussion on capsule, round-bodied, with later hammer. Octagonal, hooked barrel, rounded on the underside, marked Y.Y.B., flared towards the muzzle. Rebronzé. Hair stripes. Cal. 16 mm. Breech tail decorated with scrolls, breeches and leaf. Walnut shaft with two-fluted, finely checkered stock and polygonal pommel. Cut-iron trim engraved with fillets, stars, flowers and floral basket... With stained wood ramrod, brown horn tip and iron barrel pull. Barrel length: 21.5 cm - Overall length: 36.5 cm. Metal parts cleaned. Dog holding badly cocked. Scratches and bumps from use; a few small chips, and a few cracks, including several on the barrel between the barrel and the ramrod; restorations to the pommel, with a small notch.