Pistol for a Bourgeois of the port of Bordeaux
By CRAMON Leonard
Louis XVI period, known arquebusier in Bordeaux from 1766 to 1786, Master in
1766.
Rich silver fittings
A gold plating on the first third of the barrel. Which is fashionable in this
port in the 18th century.
Cap with a helmeted knight. Symbolic addressing a martial owner more than a
merchant.
A few punches on the ear of the cap.
The basinet is also plated. The lock is a round body in the Louis XVI style.
Gaetson