Original French Modèle 1822 Rifled Percussion Pistol made at Mutzig Arsenal - dated 1837 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets with the left leg still

with the left leg still clear

allowing the brass to oxidize

Shortly after activation

he Swiss military was in need of a cavalry carbine for their mounted units

the Subsistence Department controlled the procurement of all rations

Original French Modèle 1822 Rifled Percussion Pistol made at Mutzig Arsenal - dated 1837 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets with the left leg stillOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a very nice example of a French Modle 1822 Rifled Percussion pistol, which definitely looks to have seen long service during its life. Despite this being the Model of 1822, this particular pistol was not produced as a flintlock and then converted. The French retained the same model number for the pistol even after they were produced in percussion. This example was produced as a rifled pistol in 1837,