Pair of Model 1833 cavalry officer's percussion pistols, 2nd type, octagonal damascus barrels with tobacco-colored ribbon, hallmarked: "A" and "C" in lozenges, "M N" and dated: "1851", 17 mm rifled caliber; backplates case-hardened, hallmarked and signed: "Mre Nle de Châtellerault"; case-hardened iron fittings, one of the caps with the pod in its compartment; short-barreled walnut stocks, checkered grips; iron ramrods, brass tips; length 37 cm. Second Republic period. Good condition.

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