Large pre-regulation flintlock pommel gun. Long, smooth, rou - Lot 170

Large pre-regulation flintlock pommel gun. Long, smooth, round barrel signed "R.DE M.C IVLE GANOS" in large cursive letters, lock signed "THEVENET" at the rear and bearing the crossed palms of Saint Etienne between the hammer and the bassinet. Hammer replaced by a flat espalet hammer (type 1763 certainly indicating an arsenal or squadron armory repair), iron bassinet, battery spring screwed in from the inside. Brass-mounted weapon, openwork counterplate, flamed heart thumbpiece with engraving expectation, smooth varnished walnut frame, split and slightly missing at the front of the wooden mounting of the lock, a teardrop is carved in the extension of the wooden mounting of the latter at the rear. Functional mechanism. Total length 560 mm (Condition 2).