A finely made and richly decorated flintlock pistol by Claude Niquet of Liège (1692–1764).

The pistol is of high-quality manufacture, with an engraved lock, decorative metal fittings and a finely shaped walnut stock. The overall execution reflects the refined civilian gunmaking for which Liège was renowned during the first half of the eighteenth century.

An attractive and well-preserved example by a named Liège maker.