Pedersoli P. Mamelouk Flintlock Muzzleloading Pistol 14.5mm Caliber 7.625" Stainless Barrel Walnut Stock

The Pedersoli P. Mamalouk Muzzleloading Pistol 14.5mm Flintlock is one of the pistols equipping the Mamelukes, faithful fighters of Napoleon's Imperial Guard. Everything started during the Egyptian Campaign in the 1799, when the Mamelukes cavalry regiments who were fighting in defense of the king in that area, aroused curiosity and admiration for their courage and their military organization.Napoleon Bonaparte decided then to include these cavalrymen into his army creating, in 1802, the first Mamelukes squadron of the Republic led by the General Jacques FranA ois de Menou.The commemorative pistol introduced by Davide Pedersoli is the holster model, with round barrel 14.5mm caliber, 7.625" long with the feature of five flats at the breech, the upper one continuing along the barrel's length to the front sight.On the upper flat there is the mark Ent.se Boutet. On the lock, two lines with the text M.RE IMP.LE / DE VERSAILLES. The trigger guard, the butt cap and th...