Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal German Military Maps Comes complete with an original

Comes complete with an original magazine

which has been shortened to 9 1/2 inches long from the top

and then was probably left on the battlefield for some time

The trigger group on this example is marked:

(If the "zum Sender" connector is unplugged

Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal German Military Maps Comes complete with an originalOriginal 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