The Nicolas-Noël Boutet Boutet Pistol Gold-Damascened Officer Ser. 41679 is a Antique first produced in 1796. It carries a scarcity score of 98/100 based on tracked survey data, with 2 active listings currently on the secondary market and a global benchmark price of $116,955.
This Nicolas-Noël Boutet officer's pistol, featuring gold damascening, represents another example of the work of France's most celebrated gunmaker of the Napoleonic era, whose workshop at the Versailles manufacture produced presentation and officer-grade firearms of extraordinary artistic refinement for Napoleon's imperial court and military elite. Boutet's combination of exceptional mechanical craftsmanship with fine decorative artistry established him as one of history's preeminent gunmaking artisans.