Type 1728-46 flintlock rifle. Round barrel with engraved "F.I" breech. Line-decorated lock, signed "Manuf Royale de St Etienne" and later round-bodied hammer. Line-decorated iron fittings (later mouthpiece). Walnut stock. Later iron ramrod. Barrel length: 106.5 cm - Overall length: 145 cm A.B.E. (crusty oxidation patina, chips along the barrel). With median ferrule bayonet. Length: 48 cm A.B.E. This rifle was referenced in the collection as an officer's model of the French Guards.