FIREARMS. Flintlock rifle model 1777 corrected AN IX with walnut mounting, round barrel with thunder flats hallmarked "B" of the controller BLACHON and dated 1808, tail of breech engraved "Mle 1777", lock with round body and hammer engraved of the imperial manufacture of St-Etienne and punched of the "J" of the inspector Jean-Baptiste JAVELLE, iron and brass trimmings, stick with cheek which was restored by replacement of the end, iron ramrod, with its bayonet with casing, L: 53cm, modern leather sling. L: 145 cm, barrel: 106 cm. Composite rifle, the barrel has been replaced from the nasturtium to the muzzle. ABE