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20FD-173 HI ART NAPOLEONIC FLINTLOCK

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:750.00 USD
20FD-173 HI ART NAPOLEONIC FLINTLOCK
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High Art French Empire style pistol converted from flintlock to percussion signed “Fatou a Paris” on the barrel. Superb cast and chased silver mounts with relief scenes of arms that are finely detailed. The barrel showsstars and scrolls with stands of arms. Fish scale checkered wood stock in good condition. .63 caliber smoothbore barrel. Measures 16” overall with a 9 ¾” barrel. Converted from flintlock to percussion with hammer andbolster beautifully matched to engraving motifs probably by Fatou himself. The frizzen spring area and tang show 2 characters in Arabic and it is our opinion that this pistol was made for continental consumption butconverted and sold on Mid-East market after fall of Napoleonic when customers were few and far between in France. A stunning pistol by a great maker with superb hall marked best French Mounts!! Est.: $2500-$5000