Flintlock Infantry Rifle Of The 1st Regiment Of The Consuls' Guard, Then Imperial Guard,

FLINTLOCK INFANTRY RIFLE OF THE 1ST REGIMENT OF THE CONSUL GUARD, THEN IMPERIAL GUARD, model 1777 corrected Year IX, First Empire. 29091 Barrel, model year IX, with eight sides at the thunder then round, length: 1.135 m (instead of 1.137 m regulation) and with the breech tail 1.19 m. It is hallmarked "GG" by the reviser Georges Godmas and "J" (no longer very legible) in an oval by the inspector Jacquesson, these two hallmarks allow the manufacture to be dated to the year 1811. Breech tail with remains of the marking of the year "M 1777". Flintlock signed "Mre Imple de Versailles" in capital letters (1807-1814), of the 1777 model corrected year IX, hallmarked "N" by the reviser André Nicaise (1808-1812), "DX" in a rectangle with cut angles by the controller Jean Baptiste Deschaseaux (1806-1818). All brass fittings, hallmarked with the "D" in cursive by Deschaseaux. Buttplate specific to the Imperial Guard with a return cut in the shape of a flaming grenade, they are held by steel springs, it bears the marking "Gr. I. / N°. 51. » for 1st Grenadier Regiment and probably the serial number or assignment. Walnut frame. Cheek with the stock removed in accordance with the regulations. Iron ramrod. In its regulation length: 1.52 m. France. First Empire. Good condition, in good condition, some wormholes on the stock, steel parts with oxidation from use. NOTE: 8926 Infantry rifles for the Imperial Guard were manufactured during the First Empire, 714 examples were made in 1811. Warning requested by the Google SEO service: This weapon is an old collector's weapon that cannot be used, it is inactive, current cartridges are not usable on this weapon which will not work. In accordance with the law of March 6, 2012, which classifies weapons into 4 categories. Each category has rules for acquisitions and possessions. The classification is therefore essential. Decree No. 2013-700 of July 30, 2013 specifies the list of weapons specific to each category. The weapon presented is in category D2 free possession, it can therefore be purchased without any restriction since it is inactive.