Flintlock Gun of Louis XIII (1601–1643), King of France, ca. 1620
Flintlock Gun of Louis XIII (1601–1643), King of France, ca. 1620, Lisieux, French, Lisieux, Steel, brass, silver, gold, wood (walnut), mother-of-pearl, L. 55 5/16 in. ( cm); Cal. .59 in. (55 mm); L. of barrel 41 in. ( cm); L. of lockplate 6 9/16 in. ( cm); Wt. 5 lb. 11 oz. (2580 g), Firearms-Guns-Flintlock, This fowling piece is one of the earliest firearms equiped with the flintlock of French construction. It was made for Louis XIII (reigned 1610–43) in the workshop directed by Pierre Le Bourgeois' brother, Marin (about 1550–1634), to whom the invention of the flintlock mechanism is traditionally ascribed
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