Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal Empire Edged Weapons indicating that the enlisted Soldat

indicating that the enlisted Soldat (Private) was now an Obersoldat (Private First Class)

all written by Frederick Ehrsam

even though it did not exist in U

Wool was a very common component of these belts

Ready to display or mount to a lance

Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal Empire Edged Weapons indicating that the enlisted SoldatOriginal 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