220 - An officer’s pistol, converted from a flintlock to a percussion-cap mechanism, belonging to an officer of the 9th Regiment of Mounted Chasseurs.

An officer’s pistol, converted from a flintlock to a percussion-cap mechanism, belonging to an officer of the 9th Regiment of Mounted Chasseurs. Flared barrel. Lock plate with remnants of the signature “Michaud.” Plain, cut-out brass fittings. Flat cap, walnut stock with an iron backplate. Counter-plate bearing the number 9 and a cut-out brass hunting horn. Brass trigger guard. Length: 30 cm A.B.E. (small chip in the wood). Manufactured around 1810, modified around 1830.