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A French Marine Flintlock M.1786/An.IX 1800 Musket.
Overall length 152cm, barrel 114cm. Lock marked 'Mre. Nle. De Tulle' [Manuafture Nalational de Tulle, the town of Tulle containing the main French arsenal producing guns for the French Navy]. A rare gun in any case, of particular interest is that it is engraved "2' over a '3', a British rack number, on the top of the buttplate indicating that it had been captured in battle by the Royal Navy and re-used on a British warship, very good condition £700-£900

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Trafalgar and Waterloo relics.

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This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.