Original Excellent French Revolution Era Iron Mounted Gendarme Flintlock Pistol circa 1780 Original Display Machine Guns We've inspected under high power

We've inspected under high power magnification and this image is not a scanned copy but it could be printed on post war paper

The rear top of the receiver is marked with serial number 10475

and could give a fig that it was Imperial Russian

Some of the snaps have pulled away from the sweatband

though it has suffered a few small areas of moth damage to the wool outer portion

Original Excellent French Revolution Era Iron Mounted Gendarme Flintlock Pistol circa 1780 Original Display Machine Guns We've inspected under high powerOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a small Flintlock pistol from the French Revolution Era, as carried (in a large pocket) by French Gendarmes (Policemen) during the late 1700s and early 1800s. These were standard issue during "The Terror" following the formation of the First French Republic, and stayed in service for thirty or so years, until the end of Napoleon's First Empire. The pistol is equipped with a 5 inch barrel and has an overall