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corrado26 1st November 2020 10:59 AM

pistol made by Claude Niquet à Liège
 
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I got this pistol from a friend and think that it was made for the Netherlands around 1720. Unfortunately I am unable to find out what the signature "G.G.N°42" at the thumb plate could stand for. Maybe I can get some help here.
Thanks a lot
corrado26

NeilUK 1st November 2020 12:59 PM

Looks like a standard holster pistol of the early 18th century. Could the initials stand for a Guard unit with an initial G, and the 42 as a rack number? We need someone who knows about military forces of the Low Countries at this period. I am just guessing.
Neil

corrado26 1st November 2020 01:51 PM

Perhaps it was a "Grenadier Guard", but normally these long pistols were in use by mounted soldiers and not by grenadiers. Very difficult, anyway thank you for your opinion!


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