Flintlock Pistol Made for Charles XI of Sweden (1655–1697), dated 1676

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Flintlock Pistol Made for Charles XI of Sweden (1655–1697), dated 1676, Paris, French, Paris, Steel, gold, wood (walnut), L. 21 in. ( cm), Firearms, This is the earliest dated firearm by Piraube, the leading gunmaker in France during the reign of Louis XIV (1643–1715). Piraube worked in the Louvre, where lodging was granted by the French monarchs to the finest craftsmen in their employ

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