France - No proof marks - Maréchaussé - Demi arçon - Percussion - Gun - 15

Pair of French " Demi-arçon" pistols, " Maréchaussé " pattern 1795/1814 transformed into percussion, in case. Steel round cannons 14 cm long, smoothbore, no proof marks , brass garrisons characteristic of this model, . Plain bright wallnut stocks . Steel ramrod; , both locks with strong springs, working fine in the two positions. Note; Pistols under the " Maréchaussé" pattern are often presented as " Gendarmerie des Ports " type but no source can maintain this theses. In a Oak wood case, No lock and key, closing pins instead ( This is not is original case) . Interior lined with velvet "Bordeaux", compartmentalized, containing: Brass powder flask ; lubrificant bottle, unmarked; apocryphal box, brass, unmarked for fulminant; steel mold and apochrifal screwdriver with rosewood handle. Signs of use appropriate to the age and facelifts. Lenght: 27 cm each (pistol) . Dim . : 7 x 33x 23 cm (case) . caliber 15 mm Total weight: 3,5Kg