Original French M-1770 Napoleonic Flintlock Gendarme Pistol U.S. Marines USMC Wartime nostalgia at its best

Wartime nostalgia at its best

• Sword Frog with straps

The Highflyer was one of the first private armed craft to get to sea from Baltimore in this war

In this manner the all-ways fuze was armed in flight and the grenade exploded on impact

Barrel and action have gorgeous blueing

Original French M-1770 Napoleonic Flintlock Gendarme Pistol U.S. Marines USMC Wartime nostalgia at its bestOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a small but substantial Flintlock pistol carried (in a pocket) by French Gendarmes (Police) during the late 1700s and early 1800s. 5 inch barrel and an overall length of just 10 inches, fires a 5 8" ball, so this pistol carried quite a punch. The lockplate marked MANF. A ST. ETIENNE has a brass powder pan and all brass mounts. The barrel tang marked M 1770 A Classic French Flintlock Pistol used by the