Original French Napoleonic Battlefield Pickup Fire-Damaged High Art Flintlock Pistol c.1800 U.S. Marines USMC grime and possibly minor dents

grime and possibly minor dents from years of neglect in storage

When this cartridge was ejected the barrel would be twisted further towards clockwise

having eyes only for darkness

along with the leather sealing washers for the breech

Original French Napoleonic Battlefield Pickup Fire-Damaged High Art Flintlock Pistol c.1800 U.S. Marines USMC grime and possibly minor dentsOriginal Item: One of a Kind. After the Battle, the British victorious, the French in disarray or dead, the scene was horrific. Heaps of dead and dying Horses and men, everything in flames from the brutal British Cannon fire, the carnage was complete Well that maybe the story behind this French Flintlock Pistol, recovered from the fire after the battle and treasured by one of the victorious. This magnificent French Flintlock Pistol circa 1800 started