We are constantly looking for new
products to develop, to fill the
need for early arms and accessories.
Early French officer re-enactors
as well as Navy and Marines, now
have a proper pistol to use and
display with pride, researched/developed
by, and made exclusively for Loyalist
Arms.
This pistol has
all the same dimensions as the 1733
pattern, except the lock has no
bridle on the
frizzen and the lock plate is just
slightly longer.
Prior
to the king's pattern pistol of
1733, most French pistols followed
approximate measurements and styles,
however, much was left up to the
individual gun builder to design,
depending on his customers requirements
and the builders
tastes.
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Details of tang
carving and octagon to round barrel,
typical of the early French design,
from around
the 1690's-1740's.
Barrel is 12 inch
long in .62 cal.with octagon section
approx. 5 inch long.
The squared flash pan and somewhat
squared frizzen are also common
to these early pistols.
Some barrels had a cannon muzzle
and others had barrel lengths up
to 14 inches, however, we have chosen
to
use the more common tapered octagon,
fading to round design.
Details
of accurate relief carving around
lock and trigger guard area.
This exquisitely designed, yet rugged
pistol was predominately an army
officers and cavalry firearm, however,
it was also commonly used the French
Navy and Marines.
Many of these pistols were sent
to Acadia, Canada, and the Louisiana
territory as well as the
Caribbean
islands under French rule.
This beautiful pistol is an excellent
reproduction that would fit nicely
into the golden age of piracy era,
as well
as the F&I war/Seven Years War,
and Rev. War. Some even lasted into
the 1812 and Napoleonic era.
Many
were imported,(as surplus), to the
American colonies from France during
the Rev. War, while others
were captured during the battle
of Quebec and held in reserve.
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This
is one of our most beautiful pieces.