With russet barrel retaining some engraved and gilt neo-classical decoration over most of its length and at the muzzle, and inscribed 'Manufacture Royale A Versailles' in gold within a gold oval towards the middle, gilt octagonal breech with three gold-lined fleur-de-lys marks, gilt tang engraved with a starburst in the hollowed back-sight, rounded lock signed 'Boutet A Versaille' in gold and decorated with gold-encrusted crescent moon and starburst beneath and on the gold-lined pan, a pair of flaming urns on the tail, and further gold-encrusted decoration on the cock and steel, wooden full stock entirely covered in silver-gilt filigree (minor damage), spurred pommel, trigger-guard and muzzle-sleeve all en suite and enriched with clusters of beadwork and small diamond-shaped panels, silver-gilt trigger cast and chased with foliage behind, and plaited wire false ramrod (barrel and lock with old surface rust) 33 cm. barrel
With russet barrel retaining some engraved and gilt neo-classical decoration over most of its length and at the muzzle, and inscribed 'Manufacture Royale A Versailles' in gold within a gold oval towards the middle, gilt octagonal breech with three gold-lined fleur-de-lys marks, gilt tang engraved with a starburst in the hollowed back-sight, rounded lock signed 'Boutet A Versaille' in gold and decorated with gold-encrusted crescent moon and starburst beneath and on the gold-lined pan, a pair of flaming urns on the tail, and further gold-encrusted decoration on the cock and steel, wooden full stock entirely covered in silver-gilt filigree (minor damage), spurred pommel, trigger-guard and muzzle-sleeve all en suite and enriched with clusters of beadwork and small diamond-shaped panels, silver-gilt trigger cast and chased with foliage behind, and plaited wire false ramrod (barrel and lock with old surface rust) 33 cm. barrel
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