Cavalry pistol made by Claude Niquet à Liège

corrado26 · 21st November 2020, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cornelistromp

I expect this pistol was made for a division of the Dutch state army, it was customary to number the pistols, so at least 42 pieces of this Pistol were made.

The initials GG are those of the commander/owner of the relevant division or regiment.
The first G can stand for count (dutch Graaf = count) and the second G for the family name.

Thanks a lot. This affirms my guess that this pistol was really made for a Dutch military unit in the years 1710 to 1720. Certainly it will be difficult to find out which unit this might have been but I'll contact the Netherlands Army Museum, may be that there will be some support.

cornelistromp · 22nd November 2020, 11:04 AM

your are most welcome.

By coincidence I found a small piece published about this in the magazine of the Dutch Association of Arms Collectors, wapenfeiten nr4 november 2020.
unfortunately in Dutch.

corrado26 · 22nd November 2020, 03:15 PM

Many thanks for this - very interesting; this pistol once was part of my collection - a late meeting!! The explanation of the meaning of the two letters at the thumbplate is certainly hitting the nail's head. Now I have to find out which regiment in the Dutch army used the "G.G.".

22nd November 2020, 11:04 AM	#2
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,064	your are most welcome. By coincidence I found a small piece published about this in the magazine of the Dutch Association of Arms Collectors, wapenfeiten nr4 november 2020. unfortunately in Dutch. Attached Images

22nd November 2020, 03:15 PM	#3
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,240	Many thanks for this - very interesting; this pistol once was part of my collection - a late meeting!! The explanation of the meaning of the two letters at the thumbplate is certainly hitting the nail's head. Now I have to find out which regiment in the Dutch army used the "G.G.".