Original Belgian "Versailles" Style Rifled Officer's Percussion Pistol with Single Set Trigger Circa 1840 - Liège Proofed Russian Ordnance The serial number is 148137

The serial number is 148137

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The overall length is 9" with a turn off barrel for loading of 3 1/2"

Original Belgian "Versailles" Style Rifled Officer's Percussion Pistol with Single Set Trigger Circa 1840 - Liège Proofed Russian Ordnance The serial number is 148137Original Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely Belgian made Officer's Pistol, made very much in the high end French style of the day, known as the "Versailles" style. Designed by famed gunsmith Nicolas Nol Boutet, this pattern pistols were very popular and extensively made for French Officers. This example was made in Lige, Belgium, a gunmaking center even today, which had been under French and then Dutch control until the early 1830s. It has an