Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal German Military Maps indicating mid war production

indicating mid war production

The trigger group on this example is marked:

These percussion muskets were known as company muskets and over almost 20 years a total of six distinct models were developed known as models A-F

Comes complete with an original magazine

Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal German Military Maps indicating mid war productionOriginal 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