Cavalry rocket gun, France, circa 1800.

Overall length of the gun 387 mm, weight 1190 g, caliber 17 mm

L u f f a steel, smooth, slightly tapering towards the exit, fixed to the stock with a cotter pin on the bed and a screw on the pigtail. A bow tie is embedded at the exit. A rocket lock, massive, French type. The signature on the lock plate: the letters ON topped with a crown. The lock mechanism is in working order. The frame is made of a single piece of wood. The bed extending to the mouth of the barrel. Gently curved flask with flat head. The fittings of the stock: the end of the bed, the socket of the bolt, the bail with a mustache, the cap of the head - brass. A stationary steel buttstock is attached to the cap.
state of preservation: 4/4+/4
provenance: auction house Fischer, Switzerland, auction 2006, item 990