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Model 1777 infantry rifle, octagonal then round...

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Model 1777 infantry rifle, octagonal then round barrel, stamped: "B" crowned, "M" and dated: "92" (1792); lock stamped: "B" surmounted by a Phrygian cap and dated: "92", signed: "St-Etienne"; iron fittings, screw mouthpiece; walnut stock; it is presented with a socket bayonet; length 149.5 cm. (Barrel shortened by approx. 3 cm; missing screw for mouthpiece; barrel also shortened by approx. 7 cm; missing loop for grenadière). Revolutionary period. Fairly good condition.