Officer's Pistol Model 1816 - France - 19th Century

Officer's PISTOL model 1816
France
XIXth century
Steel, wood, brass, silver
Overall length: 34 ; Barrel length: 20 cm
Cal.: 17 mm

Round barrel, monogrammed ‘P’ and stamped, marked on the left side ‘MA C 1823’.
Short hooded barrel.
Silver barley grain rear sight.
Breechblock marked ‘Mle 1816’ and engraved with the number ‘5’.
Flintlock lock, signed ‘Mre Rle de Maubeuge’; all parts with the same number.
Wooden frame signed and engraved ‘R.L.7’ and ‘5’.
Finely checkered wooden stock.
Squared trigger guard escutcheon.
Brass trigger guard stamped with an ‘M’ and numbered ‘5’.
Guilloche screw-holder.
Brass fittings.

Item number: 5756

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON

According to Article L311-2 of the French Internal Security Code, this collectors' firearm is classified as a category D collectors' firearm. It is free to acquire and hold. We remind you that the sale of these weapons to minors is prohibited.