Original Napoleonic French "Versailles" Style Rifled Officer's Percussion Converted Pistol by Michel Berleur of Liège with Set Trigger c. 1800 Italian Flags Overall a great cap from

Overall a great cap from the WWI era

illustrated

and indicates the year of manufacture as 1871

of Major General Maxwell Taylor's 101st Airborne Division

Original Napoleonic French "Versailles" Style Rifled Officer's Percussion Converted Pistol by Michel Berleur of Liège with Set Trigger c. 1800 Italian Flags Overall a great cap fromOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely French Napoleonic 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 at the time was controlled by France. It has an octagonal 8 3 4 inch