General Officer's Pistol, By Lepage, Arquebusier To His Majesty. France, 1st Empire.

GENERAL OFFICER'S PISTOL, by LEPAGE, Arquebusier to His Majesty.
France, First Empire.
Steel, wood, silver, brass.
Total length: 36.5 cm; barrel length: 20 cm - Caliber: 17.2 mm

Chiseled barrel, slightly blued, rifled bore; marked on top Lepage Arq.er de S. Mte N°210; dated on the bottom 1809 and numbered 1164. Silver rice grain front sight.
Smooth breech with guilloché screw.
Flat lock, converted to percussion, signed Lepage à Paris and numbered 1164 on the inside. Guilloché screw hammer.
Cut iron fittings.
Walnut stock with long barrel, finely checkered. Octagonal silver cap with Gorgon's head motif, two cock punches.
Wooden ramrod with brass head.

Good condition, small crack in the stock, no serious damage.

Ref.: 6253
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This collector's weapon is classified as a category D collector's weapon under Article L311-2 of the Internal Security Code. It may be freely acquired and possessed. We remind you that its sale to minors is prohibited.