Original Crimean War Era French Officer's Rifled Percussion Pistol by Châtellerault - dated 1853 Replica Non-Firing Pistols & Rifles Signed RICHARDS on the back

Signed RICHARDS on the back action lock plate

Full black Horse tail from the rear

At almost every stop McMahan bartered coffee

and we were on the ground looking up

be it from the 13th century or the 20th

Original Crimean War Era French Officer's Rifled Percussion Pistol by Châtellerault - dated 1853 Replica Non-Firing Pistols & Rifles Signed RICHARDS on the backOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a mid 19th Century French percussion pistol, most likely made and customized for a French Army Officer. It is signed on the percussion back action lock: Manuf're. Imp. de Chtellerault J. MICHEL This really is a most elegant officer's pistol. It has fine walnut wood stock which is checkered on the grip. It is equipped with full iron mounts including original brass tipped ram rod. The