Spanish Husar Pistol 1789

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Originally Posted by fernando

Gabiola punzon, no doubt. Surprising that it is in that place. There must be a reason for that.

It seems the usual way for these pistols. Maybe in order to protect the mark from powder corrosion instead of covering it with thin gold.

This one is of the long model (lock marked inside DCIARAN, but not shown:

https://matchlock.fr/producto/pistol...-fechada-1789/

Below my pistol of the Regimiento de Santiago.