Regulation rifle type 1777 modified year 9, flint... Lot 121

Regulation rifle type 1777 modified year 9, flint lock transformed percussion, barrel with sides then round in its length of 1028 mm, stamped B with thunder (Antoine Blachon, gunner in St Etienne, active from 1798 to 1812) and M under crown (Claude Merlet, gunner in St Etienne, active from 1812 to 1813), with bayonet lug, cheek stock, diminished hunting style, iron mounted, wear, oxidation, missing, TL 1410 mm, France Empire period/early 19th century, category D