CAVALRY PISTOL OF DRAGOONS "L'HÔPITAL DRAGONS", model 1733, Former Monarchy, circa 1745. 34000
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CAVALRY PISTOL OF DRAGONS "L'HÔPITAL DRAGONS", model 1733, Former Monarchy, circa 1745. 34000
Barrel of the model 1717 and 1728, eight-sided with rounded ends at barleycorn tip, length 31 cm, with upper side engraved "REGt DE LHOPITAL DRAGONS," side marked with the royal monogram of two interlaced N's under a crown. Barrel length with the breech tail is 36.8 cm. Lock plate of the 1728 model stamped "S.F." under crown, Saint Étienne proof mark, and "PG" for Pierre Girard, 1730-1748. Walnut stock with a long handguard stopping at the muzzle. Brass fittings. Mouthpiece shaped as a collar made of a brass leaf. Ramrod holder attached by pins. Brass counterplate secured by two steel screws, one of which also serves as the belt hook (made of steel). Fore-end secured in front with a pivot and pin, and at the rear with two steel screws. Butt plate with ears attached by nails, with an oval concealing the attachment of the plate to the wood. Wooden ramrod with steel tip. At the butt, wood carved in hollow "NP VG XV." Butt plate and fore-end stamped with "R" under a crown.
Total length of the weapon 48.6 cm, caliber 16.7 mm.
France.
Former Monarchy.
Very good condition.
NOTE: This piece is identical to the one in the collections of the Army Museum.
HISTORY:
The ownership of the Count of L'Hôpital, brother of the Marquis de Vitry, the regiment of dragons of L'Hôpital received its title on September 28, 1739, under the command of the colonel, Count Jacques Raymond. The regiment of Dragons of L'Hôpital de Sainte-Mésme (1721-1774) was created on October 31, 1745. Raymond Raymond became a Marshal in 1748, then Lieutenant General of the King's Armies in 1762. The ancestor of this regiment was the Fay Regiment, created in 1675, and it directly descended from the dragons of the Marquis de Fay (1677), brother of the Count of L'Hôpital. In 1754, it took on the title "La Ferronais." The Dragon Hospital surrendered in 1744. On May 25, 1742, Hanbanc (1697-1776), brother of Degla den Bahays, at the vanguard of Marshal de Broglie's army, routed the Austrian cuirassiers Bucur and Degla den Bahays in Moldova, then participated in the defense of Prague under Marshal de Belle-Isle's orders. In 1743, after a stay in Vierode, he joined the Alsace army and distinguished himself at the battle of Rheinweiler with the General Colonel's regiment, then at the battle of Augenheim in 1744 against Charles de Lorraine's troops. Fifty dragons of the hospital resisted at Agneopol, near Wörremadurr, until reinforcements arrived. Half-destroyed in Augenheim, it was sent to Brittany by Marshal de Saxe after leaving Léotes. Its main headquarters were in Quimper. In 1746, it defended Lorient against an English attack. After guarding the Botençons, it left for the camp of Valence, then for Italy, where it was employed in defending the Genoa river. It stopped at Carpentras, Digne, and Sisteron before reaching Neubrisach. It is found in Nîmes in 1740, in Besançon in 1750, and in Belfort in 1753.
Barrel of the model 1717 and 1728, eight-sided with rounded ends at barleycorn tip, length 31 cm, with upper side engraved "REGt DE LHOPITAL DRAGONS," side marked with the royal monogram of two interlaced N's under a crown. Barrel length with the breech tail is 36.8 cm. Lock plate of the 1728 model stamped "S.F." under crown, Saint Étienne proof mark, and "PG" for Pierre Girard, 1730-1748. Walnut stock with a long handguard stopping at the muzzle. Brass fittings. Mouthpiece shaped as a collar made of a brass leaf. Ramrod holder attached by pins. Brass counterplate secured by two steel screws, one of which also serves as the belt hook (made of steel). Fore-end secured in front with a pivot and pin, and at the rear with two steel screws. Butt plate with ears attached by nails, with an oval concealing the attachment of the plate to the wood. Wooden ramrod with steel tip. At the butt, wood carved in hollow "NP VG XV." Butt plate and fore-end stamped with "R" under a crown.
Total length of the weapon 48.6 cm, caliber 16.7 mm.
France.
Former Monarchy.
Very good condition.
NOTE: This piece is identical to the one in the collections of the Army Museum.
HISTORY:
The ownership of the Count of L'Hôpital, brother of the Marquis de Vitry, the regiment of dragons of L'Hôpital received its title on September 28, 1739, under the command of the colonel, Count Jacques Raymond. The regiment of Dragons of L'Hôpital de Sainte-Mésme (1721-1774) was created on October 31, 1745. Raymond Raymond became a Marshal in 1748, then Lieutenant General of the King's Armies in 1762. The ancestor of this regiment was the Fay Regiment, created in 1675, and it directly descended from the dragons of the Marquis de Fay (1677), brother of the Count of L'Hôpital. In 1754, it took on the title "La Ferronais." The Dragon Hospital surrendered in 1744. On May 25, 1742, Hanbanc (1697-1776), brother of Degla den Bahays, at the vanguard of Marshal de Broglie's army, routed the Austrian cuirassiers Bucur and Degla den Bahays in Moldova, then participated in the defense of Prague under Marshal de Belle-Isle's orders. In 1743, after a stay in Vierode, he joined the Alsace army and distinguished himself at the battle of Rheinweiler with the General Colonel's regiment, then at the battle of Augenheim in 1744 against Charles de Lorraine's troops. Fifty dragons of the hospital resisted at Agneopol, near Wörremadurr, until reinforcements arrived. Half-destroyed in Augenheim, it was sent to Brittany by Marshal de Saxe after leaving Léotes. Its main headquarters were in Quimper. In 1746, it defended Lorient against an English attack. After guarding the Botençons, it left for the camp of Valence, then for Italy, where it was employed in defending the Genoa river. It stopped at Carpentras, Digne, and Sisteron before reaching Neubrisach. It is found in Nîmes in 1740, in Besançon in 1750, and in Belfort in 1753.
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34000
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An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).