"Pistol Model Year VIII"
Cavalry pistol from the Saint Etienne factory, manufactured during the revolution. This model of pistol, known as the An VIII model, prefigures by its general appearance the future An IX model. It is already of very good manufacturing quality.Platinum engraved St Etienne and hallmarked with the star S of Claude Soviche, controller from 1797 to 1807.
The barrel retains the trace of a hallmark on the left side.
All the fittings are stamped with the G surmounted by a circle of Joseph Guichard, reviser in St Etienne from 1793-1802. Half-Charolaise trigger guard.
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