FRANCE, époque Empire-Restauration Pair of officer's pistols. Round-bodied flintlock locks and swan-neck hammers, modified with capsule percussion. Smooth octagonal barrels, rounded on the underside, brown-black patina, with gilded ribbons on the thunderbolts and muzzle. Signed below MERIE... with Saint Étienne proofhouse stamp (palms under crown) and numbered 28 or 29. Cal. 13 mm. Walnut barrels with squared grips. Cut-iron trim. With two attached wooden ramrods. Barrel length: 13.4 cm - Overall length: 25.6 or 26.3 cm. Wear to patina and gilding; a few scratches, small cracks and knocks; small chips to wood, one barrel nose turned in. In an English-style case (reuse of a housewife case), sheathed in green-black leather, E.M. engraved on the handle plate, lined with cream suede with accessories (stamped copper hunting powder flask, cleaning rod, brass box and damaged bullet mold). Wear, scratches.