Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal Empire Edged Weapons DONG BA THIN

DONG BA THIN

bright with crisp lands and grooves

Ole (Olaf) Fahlin (May 8

Wool was a very common component of these belts

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

Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal Empire Edged Weapons DONG BA THINOriginal 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