FRANCE, Premier Empire Manufacture Impériale de MAUBEUGE Heavy cavalry snap hook, model An IX. Flintlock lock, signed "Maubeuge Manuf. Imple". Flat barrel, then round. Dated 1812. Breechblock marked "Mle an 9". Cal. 17 mm. With bayonet lug. Walnut barrel, scarcely legible buttons, one centered with "E.F." [French Empire]. [French Empire]. Iron and brass trim, partially varnished. With iron rod and ring. Pieces stamped "v". With long iron ramrod. With a varnished iron socket bayonet. Marks not legible. Barrel length: 76 cm - Overall length: 115 cm - Rod length: 74.5 cm - Bayonet length: 53cm. Scratches, some deep, and knocks from use; small restoration to the wood at the rear of the lock; plugged hole at the rear of the trigger guard; missing sling flaps; oxidation.