Item: ON8026
Original French M-1770 Napoleonic Flintlock Gendarme Pistol
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a small but substantial Flintlock pistol carried (in a pocket) by French Gendarmes (Police) during the late 1700s and early 1800s.
5-inch barrel and an overall length of just 10 inches, fires a 5/8" ball, so this pistol carried quite a punch. The lockplate marked MANF. A ST.ETIENNE has a brass powder pan and all brass mounts. The barrel tang marked M 1770
A Classic French Flintlock Pistol used by the Gendarmerie.
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