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ITALIAN SNAPHAUNCE PISTOL.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
ITALIAN SNAPHAUNCE PISTOL.
Cal. 58. NSN. Bbl. 8" steel has oct. breech section w/ many proof stamps & indecipherable makers mark & transitions to rnd. w/ slightly flared muzzle. Snaphaunce lock w/ sliding pan cover has maker mark on interior, but that is also indecipherable. Lock has fancy filed reinforced cock & file decorated feather spring. Scroll engraving is on lockplate & cock. Walnut (?) stock has rudimentary carving around lock & sideplates & is fitted w/ iron mts. which are also engraved. Individual sideplates are shaped like stylized pigs. CONDITION: iron parts w/ considerable cleaning are now silver/gray. Lock is of much higher quality than mts. & appears to have cock replaced a long time ago. Stock is poorly made & has red splotched finish w/ repairs along bbl. channel. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Gary Parietti. (01-19242/MGM). ANTIQUE. $800-1,200.