Short double-action percussion shotgun for ladies. Ribbon table bores (pitting) marked in gold on the band "BLANCHARD BREVETE A PARIS". Signed front plates and flat-body hammer. Plain, cut-iron fittings. Carved walnut stock with cheekpiece, partly squared, carved with a duck's beak. Fanon ramrod with brass tip. Length: 92 cm A.B.E. (To be cleaned) Circa 1830-1840. Blanchard, active in Paris, rue de Cléry. He formed a partnership with Houillier.