Original Belgian "Versailles" Style Rifled Officer's Percussion Pistol marked EX on Lock and Barrel - Circa 1840 Russian Antique Guns We cannot tell if there

We cannot tell if there is some type of plating between the gilding and the aluminum

All components of this entrenching tool are offered in excellent condition

fought in the Battle of France in May 1940 fighting at the defence of the Escaut

which shows a bit of wear from powder burn:

only six months later

Original Belgian "Versailles" Style Rifled Officer's Percussion Pistol marked EX on Lock and Barrel - Circa 1840 Russian Antique Guns We cannot tell if thereOriginal 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 almost certainly made in Lige, Belgium, a gunmaking center even today, which had been under French and then Dutch control until the early