FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR ERA OFFICER'S PISTOL

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR ERA OFFICER'S PISTOL

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Item Code: 2026-663

This brass mounted .65 caliber smooth bore pistol was made in the famous arms manufacturing town of Liege by Antoine Prion around 1750. Liege then a Bishopric but since 1830 in Belgium was a gun making center, exporting weapons worldwide. Prion's fine firearms were no exception.

The pistol, possibly one of a pair, was probably made for a military officer. It has the ubiquitous "Bird Head" butt seen later on American made pistols. On the brass butt cap is a wonderful scary grotesque mask in relief. There is a brass wrist escutcheon with a crown motif. The brass trigger guard is raised floral designs as does the side plate. The fore-end cap is plain brass. The stock is ornately raised carved with "beaver tails" behind the lock plate and opposite. The flat banana shaped lock has a flat cock and an early bridle-less flash pan. It is signed "A. PRION". The intricately wrought iron barrel is 9 inches long. The overall length of the pistol is 15 inches. The condition is very good with no repairs or replacements except for a very old ramrod. The weapon is in its original flint and steel configuration. Pistols such as this saw use by belligerents in the French and Indian War and The American Revolution. [pe][ph:L]

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