FRANCE, First Empire (1804-1815) Officer's pistol. Unsigned flintlock lock and swan-neck hammer with round bodies. Octagonal barrel, rounded below, with black patina, slightly flared towards the muzzle. Marked "Canon tordu" and decorated with gilded scrolls. Smooth. Cal. 18 mm. On the reverse, hallmark C under palms and traces of a gunmaker's name. Walnut shaft with squared stock. Cut-iron fittings. Plain molded barrel pommel. Black or brown horn ramrod with steel tip. Barrel length: 15.5 cm - Overall length: 28 cm. Tailstock screw possibly later. As is; scratches and knocks, some deep; cracks at the nose of the barrel and between the lock and the counterplate; a few scattered wormholes; chips on the ramrod; small, scattered oxidation.