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EXTREMELY RARE FRENCH NAPOLEONIC VERSAILLES MODEL 1793 CAVALRY CARBINE : In very good plus to fine general condition. 100% authentic. 31 inch overall length. 13.5mm caliber. Entirely brass mounted. Lock plate marked "ManuFre A Versailles ". "RI" stamped in front of the touch hole. Inspector stamp on breech top. Fine metal having been lightly cleaned at some time. Tiny spots of very light oxidation throughout. Fine stock with some minor handling marks in areas. Small and old wood repairs on each side of the muzzle and one between the hammer and barrel tang (see photos). Inspector stamp on wood plug on left side of the stock. Complete with ramrod and its original brass mounted white leather sling. A highly desirable Napoleonic weapon and, by far, the rarest of all the Versailles carbines models ! $11000
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