Original Belgian "Versailles" Style Rifled Officer's Percussion Pistol marked EX on Lock and Barrel - Circa 1840 Russian Antique Guns which shows a bit of

which shows a bit of wear from powder burn:

All components of this entrenching tool are offered in excellent condition

Included is the original cuirassier scabbard but this is heavily pitted externally

patch and other documents is a signed and notarized letter attesting to the authenticity of all the pieces and that the patch was given to the collector by Guarnere himself

also called Soshu (相州)

Original Belgian "Versailles" Style Rifled Officer's Percussion Pistol marked EX on Lock and Barrel - Circa 1840 Russian Antique Guns which shows a bit ofOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely Belgian made Officer's Pistol, made very much in the high end French style of the day, known as the "Versailles" style. Designed by famed gunsmith Nicolas Nol Boutet, this pattern pistols were very popular and extensively made for French Officers. This example was almost certainly made in Lige, Belgium, a gunmaking center even today, which had been under French and then Dutch control until the early