France - 1733 - PISTOLET DE CAVALERIE A SILEX REGLEMENAIRE MODELE 1733 - PONTET EN ARGENT 928 TESTE - PLAQUE ET - Rare et très difficile à découvrir dans un si bel état de conservation, il devrait occuper une place - Pistol

Regulatory flintlock pistol, 1733 model, 15 mm calibre, 1-shot capacity with muzzle loading. Beautiful patina! And trigger guard 925/1000 silver, tested, which adds extraordinary value to this beautiful and elegant pistol. Complete and functional mechanism with all original parts including the rod, cocked and half-cocked notches, firm springs. Barrel with sides and then round with flat, smooth section. Walnut wood mount. The entire part of the trigger guard is 925/1000 silver, tested. Two large plates, entirely carved. This rare, large flintlock pistol with a length of 42 mm was the first model of regulatory flintlock pistol under the Ancien Régime; it was in endowment during the reign of Louis XV where it equipped the cavalry as well as the mounted constabulary company; it is exceptional because of its rarity and very difficult to find in such a beautiful state of preservation, it should occupy a prominent place in a collection of French regulatory weapons.