Original Excellent French Revolution Era Iron Mounted Gendarme Flintlock Pistol circa 1780 Russian Machine Guns and the leather blade washer

and the leather blade washer is still present

resulting in loss

which would be ignited by the percussion charge

and it is marked with serial number 27936

Original Excellent French Revolution Era Iron Mounted Gendarme Flintlock Pistol circa 1780 Russian Machine Guns and the leather blade washerOriginal 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