Pistol Russian soldier cavalry model 1809, 1813

Общая длина: 434 мм.
Длина ствола: 262 мм.
Калибр: 18 мм.

Steel, wood, brass. The barrel is steel, round in cross section, with a shank in the breech for attachment to the bed. The bore is smooth. The breech has an image of a Russian double-headed eagle in a circle (the stamp of acceptance of the Military Department), "In". The sights consist of a semi-oval brass front sight in the front of the barrel.

The lock is flintlock, battery type, mounted on the right side of the pistol. In some sources, it is called the French castle, or the French-type castle (sample) due to the fact that its inventor is considered to be the French royal artist and gunsmith Marin le Bourgeois (Marin le Bourgeoys 1550-1634) from the Norman town of Lisieux. The inventor successfully combined the positive features of the Mediterranean and Baltic castles into a single design. The keyhole is engraved with "Tula 1813" (the stamp of the Tula Arms Factory and the date of manufacture of the product), to the left is "U". The trigger is C-shaped, steel. The trigger guard is brass, oval in shape. The stamp of military acceptance, made in the form of the abbreviation "KCH" in a rectangle, is stamped in the front of the bracket. The bed is wooden, the forearm is almost the entire length of the trunk. On the back of the handle there is an overhead medallion with the monogram of Alexander I (1801-1825). The barrel is fixed on the bed with a ring (probably installed already during the repair of the weapon). The pistol grip has a brass backplate with two "whiskers" on the sides. The length of the pistol grip along the axis from the butt plate to the shank of the breech bolt is approximately 160 mm. The powerful back plate makes it possible to use the pistol after firing as a cold weapon with a shock-crushing effect. The inspection stamp "FC" is punched in a rectangle on the back of the handle.

Condition of preservation: the item is in good collector's condition, traces of corrosion on the lock and trunk, scratches and small cracks on the wood.

The pistol of the 1809 model was created during the transition of the Russian army to a seven-line caliber (17.7 mm). The prototype was a Russian flintlock pistol of the 1798 model. According to historical documents, on June 16, 1810, carbines and pistols for cuirassier, dragoon and hussar regiments were ordered to be manufactured according to a newly approved model, both of which were equal to each other and infantry rifles of a caliber equal to seven fractions of an English inch. Most likely, despite the fact that the model of the pistol was approved by the sovereign in 1809, it was possible to establish its mass production only by the middle of 1810, although the pistol was produced earlier, during testing and preparation for the production of weapons. Russian Russian flintlock cavalry pistol of the 1809 model is sometimes referred to as the pistol, as it was in service with the Russian cavalry. It was used until the 1830s.