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Necessary box containing a pair of Model 1833 officer pistols.
Shooting prize. Copy of COTTAZ.
XIXth France
Steel, wood, brass
Total length: 36cm - Barrel L.: 20.3cm - Cal: 15mm
Octagonal barrel, rifled, slightly trombloné at its mouth, damask finish.
Bolt tail in marbled steel.
Back plate signed Manufr. from Châtellerault, marbled finish. Percussion dog.
Finger rest trigger guard. Blued trigger tail. Steel ramrod with brass tip.
Walnut frame, short, finely checkered. Clamshell cap with accessory. Bail ring on rotating peak.
All trim in marbled steel.
Mahogany box (44x31), lined with leather and green felt, with original accessories. Lock with its key.
This is the box referenced at number 254, of the book: L'arme à feu portative Française by Maurice COTTAZ, published by Morancé-Paris, 1971.
Very good condition.
Ref. : 3138
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This collector's weapon is, according to article L311-2 of the Internal Security Code, classified as collector's weapons, category D. Its acquisition and possession are free. We remind you that their sale is prohibited to minors.
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