mid-19th-century-spanish-percussion-pistol
Lot 1158
Mid-19th Century Spanish Percussion Pistol
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
9-3/8 in. octagon-to-round barrel with .69 caliber bore; the flats each with three gilt fleur-de-lis framing the maker's mark at the breech; carved and checkered walnut stock; the lockplate engraved "Raffaele Frojo" with additional decoration; the zoomorphic hammer fashioned as a lion's mask; brass mounts include the floral plate on the left side of the stock, ramrod pipes, the trigger guard and the plate on the butt monogrammed "FSM."

The action does not stay cocked; losses to gilt on barrel; overall cleaning.