"System Dagger With Flintlock Pistol. Germany, 18th Century"
Shagreen hilt and pommel with chiseled leonine head, gilt bronze mount, guard with two reversed curved quillons. Keyboard engraved with a scallop shell motif. Straight blade with flat back, decorated at the heel with foliage and flower scrolls, enhanced with gold. Round-body swan-necked lock and hammer, gold-bottomed basinet; the barrel, still originally blued, simply lightly cleaned, with sides is decorated en suite. This type of piece is very rare in this condition, from this period. Total length: 76cm Blade length: 59.5cm Caliber: 9mm See: https://www.proantic.com/magazine/dague-de-chasse-a-systeme/ 
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