Long flintlock pommel gun. 
Round barrel with flat top and thunderbolt. Lock signed "Formentin Abville" and round-bodied swan-neck hammer. Round iron bail. Cut-out brass fittings. Ornate trigger guard to the front. S-shaped counterplate. Strong long-eared pommel with domed nail. Walnut frame. Long-barreled stock, reinforced with brass at the end and two ramrod loops. Inlaid heart-shaped thumbpiece. Interesting carved marking on the back of the stock of a sword wearing a Phrygian cap and marked "Le Puy". Wooden ramrod with horn tip.
B.E. Circa 1760-1780, used during the French Revolution.

Formentin Pierre: Abbeville, circa 1730-1780.
Live Wednesday 30 October 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 127

Long flintlock pommel gun. Round barrel with flat top and thunderbolt. Lock signed "Formentin Abville" and round-bodied swan-neck hammer. Round iron bail. Cut-out brass fittings. Ornate trigger guard to the front. S-shaped counterplate. Strong long-eared pommel with domed nail. Walnut frame. Long-barreled stock, reinforced with brass at the end and two ramrod loops. Inlaid heart-shaped thumbpiece. Interesting carved marking on the back of the stock of a sword wearing a Phrygian cap and marked "Le Puy". Wooden ramrod with horn tip. B.E. Circa 1760-1780, used during the French Revolution. Formentin Pierre: Abbeville, circa 1730-1780.

Estimate
€1,500 - €2,000
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
Long flintlock pommel gun. Round barrel with flat top and thunderbolt. Lock signed "Formentin Abville" and round-bodied swan-neck hammer. Round iron bail. Cut-out brass fittings. Ornate trigger guard to the front. S-shaped counterplate. Strong long-eared pommel with domed nail. Walnut frame. Long-barreled stock, reinforced with brass at the end and two ramrod loops. Inlaid heart-shaped thumbpiece. Interesting carved marking on the back of the stock of a sword wearing a Phrygian cap and marked "Le Puy". Wooden ramrod with horn tip. B.E. Circa 1760-1780, used during the French Revolution. Formentin Pierre: Abbeville, circa 1730-1780.
Sale Wednesday 30 October 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Sale location coming soon 3, rue Favart 75002 Paris