Long flintlock pommel gun. Round barrel with flat top and thunderbolt sides. 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, brass-reinforced 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.