{"product_id":"a-lovely-french-flintlock-holster-pistol-signed-peborde-a-paris","title":"A Lovely French Flintlock Holster Pistol Signed Peborde A Paris","description":"\u003ch3\u003e18th Century French Full Stocked Holster Pistol Of Elegant Style With Peborde A Paris Engraved On The Stepped And Bevelled Lock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough a little worn by centuries of cleaning and polishing this pistol shows off all the styling of the French Gunmaker of the time from the fine engraving to the silver (white metal) wire work and the carving of the walnut stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe steelwork is in good condition with the octagonal to round barrel being clean steel with some areas of staining.  It is undecorated, but I can see part of a Proof Mark low down on the left side by the breech.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lock is clean and has a light grey patina with an engraved double line border and Stand of Arms decoration at the tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is signed in flowing script \"Peborde A Paris\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mainspring is very strong and the action is crisp in both half and full position.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brass furniture has a pleasant and clean, but unpolished finish and is finely engraved with the sideplate trigger guard and long eared buttcap having a Crown over R stamp, maybe some kind of Inspectors Stamp?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a steel tipped wooden ramrod which may be a replacement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful flintlock pistol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarrel length 20.5cm, Overall length 35cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis antique pistol is considered obsolete and non functioning, and is sold as a collectable ornamental item. This product is available for purchase in the UK without a license\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flintlock \u0026 Black Powder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53416612856136,"sku":"441","price":695.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/6962\/2088\/files\/441.3.jpg?v=1782823277","url":"https:\/\/flintlockblackpowder.co.uk\/products\/a-lovely-french-flintlock-holster-pistol-signed-peborde-a-paris","provider":"Flintlock \u0026 Black Powder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}