FIREARMS. Infantry flintlock rifle circa 1760-1780 with walnut frame, bushed stock marked with the Occitan cross and the initials "I.M", iron fittings, round barrel with long thunderbolt sides, stamped "LS" under crown, round-bodied lock with swan-neck hammer, iron bassoon, iron ramrod, socket bayonet with round then triangular blade, antique leather sling. L: 140.5 cm, barrel: 99.5 cm. Stock with wormholes, orange peel metal. ABE