Inscription: Obverse: around outer margin: LVD[ovicus]. XIII . D[ei] . G[ratia] . FR[anciae] . ET . NAV[arrae] . REX (Louis XIII by the grace of God king of France and Navarre).Beneath neck on margin: 1641Reverse, each word placed between crowns in outer margin:
At twice the weight of the Louis d’or, it was equivalent in value to the gold pistole, the Spanish
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Marking: Stamped on the shorter barrel flat: H [shield containing a rampant lion facing left and holding an arrow] R; on the longer barrel flat: B [shield containing a bird standing on a log] D
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Inscription: Engraved on the lower edges of the lock plates: H.HADLEY.Marking: Stamped on the top flats of the barrels: H/HAD/LEY (within an arched-top mark); LON/DON (within a rectangular mark); on the underside of the barrels: London proof marks; and a foreigner’s mark: F (beneath a crown)
The Museum’s pistols are one of four similar pairs made by Hadley.
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