FRANCE, First Empire (1804-1815) FANGIER in Avallon. Pistolet d'officier de Chasseur (second of a pair). Signed flintlock lock and flat-bodied swan-neck hammer. Octagonal barrel, rounded below, slightly flared towards the muzzle. Stamped 3 times with thunder and two palms and L.C. [Saint Étienne proofhouse]. Crowned "M" stamped on one side. Smooth. Cal. 17 mm. Marked "MERLEY" on the reverse. Walnut shaft with squared butt. Cut-out iron fittings. Small lug trigger guard. Barrel cap engraved "2" on hunting horn background. With nailhead iron ramrod. Barrel length: 16.3 cm - Overall length: 29 cm. As is; scratches and knocks, some deep; split at the nose of the barrel, small chips around the lock; sparse oxidation.