An infantry officer's pistol of the 1849 model

Общая длина: 315 мм.
Длина ствола: 188 мм.
Калибр: 16.93 мм.

A very rare infantry pistol in good condition. The pistol consists of a barrel, a lock and a box. The barrel is steel, round in cross section, faceted in the breech. On the right side is the name of the manufacturer, made in the form of the inscription "Peter Goltyakov", on the left is the number of the weapon and the inspection (?) stamp 005482, BG. A steel ramrod is embedded under the barrel on a movable hinge and one ramrod tube. Aiming devices consist of a front sight and rear sight. The capsule lock. The key board is C-shaped, smooth. The stamp TOZ 1850 (Tula Arms Factory, 1850 year of manufacture of the product) is punched on the board. The trigger is made of steel, reinforced with a single screw and decorated with an engraving. The trigger is steel, slightly curved. The trigger guard is steel, oval, with a "spur". The bed is wooden, L-shaped. The forearm is approximately 1/3 of the barrel. The knob of the handle is steel, cone-shaped, with a ring for a safety strap.

Satisfactory condition, traces of corrosion on steel parts, scratches on wood.

The pistol model is based on the French Delvigne system. It was introduced by Order of the Minister of War No. 88 dated September 14, 1849. There is uncertainty about the designation of the model of pistols, their first drawings date back to 1844, the patterns were made in 1848, in museum attributions the sample is erected by 1852 by the time the construction tables were approved, sometimes referred to as the 1846 sample. Such weapons could have been used by officers of the Russian army during the Crimean War of 1853-1856.