FRANCE, époque Empire Officer's pistol Flintlock lock, signed "Fourni par FATOU à Paris" and swan-neck hammer, with flat bodies. Bassinet cover engraved with a flaming heart. Octagonal barrel, rounded at the bottom, with brown damascus patina, slightly flared towards the muzzle. Liege proofhouse stamp. Hairline scratches. Cal. 18 mm. Breech end decorated with wheat ears and a leaf. Walnut shaft with squared stock and polygonal pommel. Small oval silver thumb piece (min. 800), plain, counterplate side. Cut-out and engraved iron trim with bases, flowers and flowering vase, and shells (counterplate). Flower-shaped screw heads. Black horn ramrod with white horn tip. Barrel length: 19.2 cm - Overall length: 33.5 cm. Scratches and knocks from use; a few cracks, including two long ones on the barrel, reinforced with glue, under the barrel; old minor oxidation; chips and missing parts on the ramrod. FATOU, harquebusier harquebusier de l'Empereur et des Princes, active rue du Baq [sic] in Paris between 1780 and 1820.