Lot 3203
A miquelet-lock pistol, Eudal Pouvs in Barcelona, circa 1820
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1369 Lots
Description
Octagonal barrel, turning round after a baluster, smooth bore in 16.5 mm calibre. Silver-inlaid decorative marks around the chamber, barrel maker's mark and proof mark of Barcelona struck above the chamber. Finely cut lock plate indistinctly signed under the cock, cock imitating a flintlock. Full stock with relief brass furniture, lock side plate and pommel cap with applied silver plaque shaped as a woman. Wooden ramrod with horn tip, a replacement. Length 40 cm. Pouvs was the gunsmith to the Royal life guard of Fernando VII in Madrid.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?