POACHE RIFLE with a chest
France, 19th century
Steel, wood
Long. total: 110; Long. barrel: 62 cm
Barrel diameter: 12 mm

Barrel with sides, then round, smooth bore, tilting; marked “12.8” on the right side and punched on the left side.
Steel trunk. Push-button release system on the left side.
Walnut stock plates and additional skeleton steel stock, fixed to the pistol grip.
All parts with the same number “8”.

Surface corrosion. Mechanism functional but requires revision.
As is.

Ref.: 6001

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