Belgium, circa 1840.
Small travel pistol with trunk percussion and forced bullet, made in Liège.
Cal. 12 mm. Serial no. "657". All metal parts with slight gray patina. Smooth round barrel with simulated muzzle rifling. Chased arabesque chests and breech tail. The frame is stamped "ELG" and "D" under the crown. Retractable trigger. Renaissance-style stock in carved ivory with steel cap chased with small en suite decoration. Functional single-action mechanism with two clear, play-free cocking notches. Inside of barrel with minor surface oxidation.
15 cm (barrel 5 cm).
(Traces of oxidation on the end of the breech tail, the screw fixing the rear breech tail, missing ivory on the stock. Fairly good condition.)
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