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Garde du corps du Roy" type pistol, second composite...

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Garde du corps du Roy" type pistol, second composite version (Garde Nationale?). Unmarked barrel, platinum body marked "Saint Etienne Manufacture Royale", later hammer. The cap is roughly adjusted and decorated with three fleur-de-lys in relief. Mass spectrometry analysis reveals that the brass used to cast the cap differs from the brass quality of the fittings (mouthpiece, counterplate, trigger guard). This suggests a later replacement of the cap, which was not contemporary with the rest of the pistol. Varnished walnut frame (crack). Mechanism to be revised. Condition 2+.