Gendarmerie Pistol Mle An Ix

Gendarmerie Pistol Model Year IX. These small pistols were issued to the Foot Gendarmerie and were worn in the coat tails. Lock signed Maubeuge Manuf Imple, hallmarked with the crowned B of Daniel Bouyssavy (1st controller from 1808 to 1814). It is in perfect working order with the two cocked notches very clear. Inside, the nut and the trigger have retained their blueing. Breech tail marked M. year 9 in cursive letters. Barrel, left side, dated 1811, surmounted by the B of Daniel Bouyssavy. Barrel, right side, stamped EF for French Empire, surmounted by the S of Inspector J-Baptiste Schouller, in office from May 1811 to June 1814.
Counter-plate, hallmarked with the D under crown of Nicolas Darcantel, reviser in Maubeuge from 1808 to 1817. Lock screw hallmarked D.
Wood stamped with the monogram D and B interlaced by Daniel Bouyssavy, on the rear of the counter-plate and behind the breech tail. Reception stamp on the rear of the counter-plate stamped EF in its center, dated 1811 and De for December, repeating the S of Inspector Schouller and DB of Daniel Bouissavy.
All the fittings are stamped with the D under crown of Darcantel. We find under the barrel, in the wood and inside the lock the mark XIIII of the fitter, which proves that all the parts are original.
This piece is in very good condition. It is homogeneous and retains a superb reception cachet. The wood has not been polished and retains its grain.