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Charleville Flintlock Pistol (122907)

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Charleville  Flintlock Pistol  (122907)
SOLD
500.00USD+ (125.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2020 Oct 31 @ 16:46UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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This is a model 13 Charleville flintlock pistol. This french cavalry pistol was manufactured in 1813 and so marked on the barrel. It is smooth bore at about .70 cal. The original ramrod and hammer top jaw are missing, as is part of the hammer jaw screw. All mounting hardware is original to the gun and wears a great number of assembly and inspector's marks throughout. The European walnut stock reads like a road map to final assembly. This gun was so successful in France that it was copied at the Harper's Ferry arsenal in the United States in time for the war of 1812 and the same basic design used in the percussion version of the model 1842 Harper's Ferry pistol. The lock-plate reads: "Manuf. Imp. de Charleville" with three assembly marks on the lock face. The solid brass nose-cap is stamped "T" on the right side as is the trigger guard bow and trigger plate. The left side of the stock has a beautiful final inspection stamp on the reverse lock-plate mortice as well as a host of other inspector's marks : NA, D, T, and EF. The barrel is stamped B in an incluse as well as the date 1813 at the breach. The top of the barrel is marked: "Me. an 13" presumably for model 13. The the butt-cap is original and well mounted. The gun wears an even patination of gray and iron oxide. The trigger and lock function correctly and all markings are legible. This would make an excellent companion to any early American military arms collection to depict the evolution of arms on this continent. No sales to New York City, New Jersey, California, and Hawaii.

Date: 1813
Country (if not USA): France
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