Lot 103
AN ANTIQUE BELGIAN MILITARY CONTRACT LIGHT DRAGOON FLINTLOCK PISTOL. An Antique Belgian Contract Production of a British Light Dragoon Flintlock Pistol, c.1790-1820. 9.5".67 cal. round steel barrel w/(1) Liege proof; "ELG". Lock marked; "TOWER", "CROWN" over "GR" (King George III) and an "ARROW". Brass regulation furniture. Stock has a stress crack just above the front side nail otherwise solid with scratches and dings from years of service. Captive ram rod. 16.5" overall length. In good mechanical working order. Note: A cut out from a 1988 auction catalog found inside the barrel states: "Tower marked FL martial pistol, with broad arrow proofs on lock, about very good to fine condition, sharp markings, recently came to us from the Argentinean Military Museum where their inventory stated that it had been captured in the 1st Falkland Islands War." $1,500 - 2,500
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| Realized $900 |
