Original French 1822 Style Infantry Sword Issued in Mexico Flintlock Pistols The bolt is opened by

The bolt is opened by turning the knob to the left

This was then followed by the Leuchpistole 42 which was also of aluminum construction

It dates between 1862-1880

The particular display gun has faint waffent amt inspection marks and is in overall spectacular museum quality condition

Original French 1822 Style Infantry Sword Issued in Mexico Flintlock Pistols The bolt is opened byOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a most unusual Infantry sidearm we've not encountered before. It features a French style 1822 brass three branch guard surrounding a ray skin covered and brass wire bound grip. The "cutlass" style unfullered blade is 28" in length. Overall length is 33". The most interesting feature is the addition of a brass thumb rest to the upper side of the grip directly behind the guard. The Cutlass comes with typical