Original Excellent French Revolution Era Iron Mounted Gendarme Flintlock Pistol circa 1780 Original Display Machine Guns and could give a fig

and could give a fig that it was Imperial Russian

with little sign of wear

Major Clarence L

The rear top of the receiver is marked with serial number 10475

or some type of unit marking

Original Excellent French Revolution Era Iron Mounted Gendarme Flintlock Pistol circa 1780 Original Display Machine Guns and could give a figOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a small Flintlock pistol from the French Revolution Era, as carried (in a large pocket) by French Gendarmes (Policemen) during the late 1700s and early 1800s. These were standard issue during "The Terror" following the formation of the First French Republic, and stayed in service for thirty or so years, until the end of Napoleon's First Empire. The pistol is equipped with a 5 inch barrel and has an overall