This video showcases King Louis XV's magnificent engraved Lorenzoni rifle, a .38 caliber, rifled firearm from the mid-1700s. The rifle features a repeating mechanism with concealed powder and ball magazines, a Damascus steel barrel, and extensive silver inlay, engravings, and wood carvings, indicative of royal weaponry. Originally part of the French royal arms collection, it was saved from destruction during the French Revolution and rediscovered by an American officer in 1945. The rifle's history is traced from its presentation to royalty through its survival and eventual appearance at auction.
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