FRANCE, époque Consulat et modifications postérieures Heavy cavalry snap hook, An IX model. Composite flintlock lock with fancy signature "Mre Rle De Tulle". Built without rod. Flat barrel, then round. Smooth. Cal. 17 mm. Dated An X and marked "Gend[arm].rie du Nord . 4". With bayonet lug. Walnut shaft. Stock marked "A.N." with Phrygian cap on a pike. Brass trim. With iron ramrod. With iron socket bayonet. Numbered "1120". Barrel length: 75.9 cm - Overall length: 114.5 cm - Rod length: 73.4 cm - Bayonet length: 52.3 cm. Scratches, some deep, and knocks from use; a few chips in the wood; small brass plate soldered in front of the trigger guard; nut attached to the nasturtium wing; bayonet ring missing, tip deformed; oxidation, particularly on the bayonet.