Reward flintlock rifle model 1817 "Given by the King to Sieu - Lot 57

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Reward flintlock rifle model 1817 "Given by the King to Sieu - Lot 57
Reward flintlock rifle model 1817 "Given by the King to Sieur François Lehuec". Round barrel, with thundering sides, dated "1817" stamped "DT", "MR" and punched "H" under star in a rectangle and "N" in a circle. Lock signed "Manuf Royale de Versailles", stamped "G" under a star in a rectangle. Silver plated brass trimmings. Front of trigger guard and back of bedplate cut out with fleur-de-lys. Silver Grandes Armes de France thumb piece marked " VIVE LE ROI ". Walnut stock with silver attribution plate engraved " GIVEN BY THE KING to Sr Lehuec (François) ". Iron ramrod. B.E. Barrel length: 103 cm - Total length: 143 cm With a bayonet socket. Sleeve socket. Punched blade. Blade length: 44.5 cm B.E. Provenance: Former collection of Trévelot de Trévalot. François LE HUEC, was a farmer and lieutenant in the Army of Brittany. He was originally from the commune of Guénin (Morbihan).
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