Original French Mle 1822 Rifled Percussion Pistol made at Châtellerault Arsenal - dated 1861 British Ordnance This became the main version

This became the main version operated by most IJAAF heavy bomber squadrons at the beginning of the Pacific War

so this pistol is from that period

the first broad arrow

and therefore without the joining rim around the helmet that characterizes the M15

The shell is marked around the side with the following information:

Original French Mle 1822 Rifled Percussion Pistol made at Châtellerault Arsenal - dated 1861 British Ordnance This became the main versionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Despite this being the Model of 1822 and being marked Mle 1822 on the barrel tang, this particular pistol was not produced as a flintlock and then converted. The French retained the same model number for the pistol even after they were produced in percussion. This example is marked C. 1861 on the barrel, indicating that it was made in 1861 when the percussion system was well established, and actually almost on the