Lot 4961
A cadet rifle M 1777/1801 with bayonet
Historical and Modern Firearms | A109s | Live auction | 1727 Lots
Description
Round barrel with remnants of the original bluing. Smooth bore, Cal. 18 mm. Small flintlock with waterproof pan. Walnut full-stock with brass furniture and original leather strap (cracked). Iron ramrod. Length 89 cm. With correct triangular bayonet, the surfaces refinished, length 34 cm. The Pupillen-Gewehr was adapted in its dimensions to the bodies of the cadets. In 1813 the Pupillenregiment was assigned as Guard to the King of Rome, Duke of Reichstatt, Louis Franz Josef Karl Bonaparte (Napoleon II). Cf.: L. Funcken, F. Funcken: Historische Uniformen (Vol. 4), 1979, p. 24.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?
