Pistolet d'Offcier General, By Lepage Arquebusier De Sa Majesté - France - 1st Empire

GENERAL'S PISTOL, by LEPAGE, Arquebusier to His Majesty
France
First Empire
Steel, wood, silver, brass.
Overall length: 36.5 cm; Barrel length: 20 cm
Calibre: 17.2 mm

Flat-sided barrel, slightly flared, with fine rifling; marked on the top ‘Lepage Arq.er de S. Mte No. 201’; dated on the underside 1809 and numbered 1140.
Silver rice-grain front sight.
Smooth breech block with guilloché screw.
Flat-bodied lock, converted to percussion, signed ‘Lepage à Paris’ and numbered 1140 on the inside.
Hammer with guilloché screw.
Cut-work iron fittings.
Walnut stock, long barrel, finely checkered.
Octagonal silver cap, featuring a Gorgon’s head motif, two cock hallmarks.
Wooden grip with brass pommel.

Good condition, minor surface wear of no consequence.

Ref.: 6253

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON

This collector’s weapon is classified as a Category D collector’s weapon under Article L311-2 of the Internal Security Code. Its acquisition and possession are unrestricted. Please note that its sale to minors is prohibited.