CAVALRY PISTOL, model An XIII, from the Imperial Manufacture of Charleville, First Empire. 33523
Octagonal then round barrel, dated "1813", length 20 cm, 24.3 cm with the breech, stamped "B" in an oval of the controller Étienne Breuil, in Charleville from 1806 to 1821, "S" in an oval and starred "B". Caliber 18 mm. Breech marked "Mle an 13". Flintlock signed "Manufre Imple de Charleville" stamped "D" starred in a diamond. All brass fittings stamped with "T" in a crown of the inspector François Tisseron in Charleville, 1796-1815, counter-plate also stamped "NH" as well as an "A" and a heart. Walnut grip with short stock, wood with a stamp of acceptance "EF" dated 1813. Iron ramrod with nail head. Overall length of the weapon 35.5 cm.
France.
First Empire.
Very good condition, some marks on the wood.
Reference :
33523