Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal Japanese Flare Guns the buckle end is stamped

the buckle end is stamped 105

It features the typical field gray worsted wool construction with a forest green band and a traditional high forward crown

Approximate dimensions are 12" x 5" x 4

it was used throughout Germany by the various states of the German Empire after it was founded in 1871

" and "From War to Peace"

Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal Japanese Flare Guns the buckle end is stampedOriginal item. Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the father of American single shot martial pistols, the French M 1777 Flintlock Cavalry Pistol. This was the pistol the U. S. company of "Simeon North & Elisha Cheney" copied to create the newly independent United States' first martial flintlock pistol, the M1799. This model of pistol was adopted to replace the earlier M 1763 cavalry pistol, which was much more traditional in design