Model 1874 Revolver. Of General Bataille. Third Republic.

Model 1874 revolver. From General Bataille. Third Republic. The revolver is engraved "GENERAL BATAILLE" + January 8, 1882 and "Manufacture d'Armes de St Étienne" on the frame, and stamped by the Manufacture d'Armes de Saint Étienne on the cylinder and frame. Serial number "N188". Very good condition and excellent working order. Henri Jules Bataille, born September 6, 1861 in Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, and died January 8, 1882 in Paris, was a French general and Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. Conflicts: Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Conquest of Algeria for France. Italian Campaign. He distinguished himself particularly during the conquest of Algeria and then the war of 1870. Admitted to retirement at his request, on September 19, 1881, he died in Paris on January 10, 1882. The manufacture of the weapon dated 1875.