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Van MONTAGU
It is a pistol of voyage with percussion.
The peak of the hammer is in the shape of dolphin and the flat body is worked in sheet.
The trigger is right and the trigger guard with puts back finger.
The parts of trigger guard and the lock are worked and engraved.
The barrel with eight sides ends in a handlebar in half-moon. It is fixed at the wood by a system at key or drawer.
The stock is in drowning of type 1st empire.
The manufacturer
Van MONTAGU Charles of GAND circa 1790.
GG and HPH
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