This mid-18th century pistol has a smoothbore barrel with a silvered brass blade front sight flanked by gold scroll and floral inlays, a gold inlaid border on the sighting flat, gold inlaid floral and scroll patterns on the octagonal breech section, and a gold band at the breech. The tang, lock, and brass furniture have scroll and border engraving. The lock is signed "Allary/a St Etienne." The stock has a false flame figure finish, silver wire inlays, nice molding, and raised relief floral and scroll carving. Provenance: The Collection of Joe M. Wanenmacher Jr