Pair Of Cavalry Officer Pistols Model 1833 / Second Type. France, 1852.

Pair of cavalry officer's pistols model 1833 / second type
France, 1852.
Steel, wood, brass
Overall length: 36,5 cm - Barrel length: 20,2 cm - Caliber: 16.7 mm

Octagonal, damascus barrels, slightly blunderbussed, with forty-eight rifling. Stamped C and A in polygons on the left sides and dated 1852 on the right sides with M & N hallmarks. 
Speckled steel breeches and breech shrouds, hallmarked.
Back plates, case-hardened and hallmarked, signed Mre. Nle. De Châtellerault. 
Iron rods with brass ring heads, hallmarked.
All fittings in case-hardened steel, hallmarked. Finger rest bridges.
Walnut mounts with short shafts, squared and punched stocks.
Case-hardened steel caps, fixed by two screws with rings forming reservoirs. One holds the powder pod and the other a spare chimney.

Very good condition.

Ref : 4779

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According to article L311-2 of the French Code de la sécurité intérieure, this collector's weapon is classified in category D. Its acquisition and possession are unrestricted. It is free to acquire and hold. We remind you that their sale is forbidden to minors.