Officer's long flintlock pommel pistol. Round, smooth-bore, fluted barrel, decorated with gold thunder, signed "F.J. MAHR". Flat-bodied gooseneck lock and hammer, finely engraved with scrolls, an elegant woman with her dog and, on the lock tangs, a wild boar being chased by a dog. Fine engraved, chased and gilded brass fittings, featuring a rider, shells, leaves and a helmet. Counter plate depicting a cavalry battle. Cap decorated with two riders facing each other, foliage and trophies. Varnished light walnut stock, with long horn-tipped shaft and medallion thumbpiece under crown. Wooden ramrod with black-stained wood tip. Length: 49 cm A.B.E. (the filigree decoration on the frame is missing, the barrel is repaired and fractured). Austria, circa 1750-1760. MAHR (or MARR) Franz Joseph, active in Dresden circa 1730-1750.