France - artisan, Saint Etienne - pistolet époque Louis XVI - arme personnelle - silex, modifié a percussion - officer's weapon - 15mm

Nice pistol, typically Louis XVI (roses for holding the screws at the counterplate, trigger guard in the shape of a classic vase in volume announcing the decorative patterns of the revolution, oval cap on one floor, finger guard part of the trigger guard still very witty Louis XV) . the weapon is impeccable, in a beautiful patina but without oxidation, ready for shooting, it lacks only a charge of powder, a bullet and a primer. The weapon is perfectly capable of firing these days. It is a manufacture of Saint Etienne whose punch is seen under the barrel after disassembly. The weapon is simple, elegant and refined. It was transformed into percussion in the 19th century by an officer who wanted to keep the weapon with which he had so many memories. this weapon probably had an agitated life during the revolution, the consulate and the directory, to then know the campaigns of the empire, before finishing its service at the time of the colonial wars.