CAVALRY PISTOL, model An XIII, from the Imperial Manufacture of Saint Étienne, First Empire. 30127
Octagonal then round barrel, 19.9 cm in length, 23.5 cm with the breech, 17 mm caliber, dated "1811" stamped with a "B" under the palm leaf of Antoine Blachon, inspector in Saint Étienne from 1798 to 1812, with a "C" from the inspector Joseph de Colomb, 1795-1811, and an "F" followed by the number "90". Walnut grip with short stock, interior of the wood marked "VII". All fittings in brass. Flintlock mechanism signed "Mre Impl de St Etienne" stamped with a "J" under a crown, the mark of the inspector Jean Baptiste Javelle, 1808-1812, interior stamped "9 /C.CERI". Iron ramrod with nail head. All fittings stamped with an "H" under a star, from Jean Baptiste Hardy, inspector in St Etienne, 1810-1812.
Total length of the pistol 35 cm.
France.
First Empire.
In good condition.
Reference :
30127