FRANCE, Second Empire Manufacture Impériale de Châtellerault. Officer's pistol, model 1833. Percussion rear plate on capsule, signed. Octagonal damascus barrel, slightly flared towards the muzzle, hairline rifling. Marked MN on one side. Cal. 17 mm. Patinated breech. Short walnut shaft and squared stock. Patinated iron fittings, with trigger guard with finger rest and pommel with movable ring. P controller's hallmark in a lozenge. Iron ramrod with brass ferrule. Barrel length: 22 cm - Overall length: 37 cm. Scratches and knocks from use; a few black stains on the wood, a few small chips; some oxidation, notably on the barrel and ramrod.