A soldier's pistol of the model for the Ulan EIV Heir Tsarevich Konstantin Pavlovich of the regiment of the sample of 1803

An original and extremely rare pistol in almost excellent condition. At the moment, no more than 3-4 copies of this weapon are known in museums and private collections. It was produced for only 1 year by special order of Grand Duke Konstantin at the Tula Arms Factory.

Steel, wood, brass; forging, casting, wood carving, engraving. The barrel is steel, round in cross section, the barrel bore without rifling. The inscription "is engraved on the breech of the barrel.. Ciss. Shelf No. 1238" (remnants of the designation of the model of the weapon and the number of the weapon), as well as the inspection stamps "R" and "ASIP" were punched. Sighting devices consist of a brass front sight and a rear sight. Flint lock, French battery type. The inscription "Tula 1803" (the brand of the manufacturer and the date of manufacture of the product) is engraved on the key board. The lock larva holds the caps of 2 screws and allows you to press the lock tightly to the bed, and the powder shelf to the barrel in the area of the seed hole. The trigger is steel, mounted on the key board with a single screw. The powder shelf is steel. The trigger of the lock has a safety and a combat platoon. The bed is wooden, the forearm is the entire length of the trunk. A wooden ramrod is reinforced in the lower part of the lodge. The barrel is attached to the bed from the side of the muzzle with a muzzle brass ring. In the breech, the barrel is attached with a screw connecting the shank of the breech bolt with the trigger larva. The trigger guard is brass. The rear part of the trigger guard is fixed in the bed with a screw. On the trigger guard, the key board and the breech of the barrel, the stamps of the military acceptance of the Tula plant are punched.. The handle of the pistol has a brass backplate, which makes it possible to use the pistol after the shot as a cold weapon of shock-crushing action. The monogram of Emperor Alexander I (1801-1825) is engraved on the hemispherical overlay of the headpiece. Guarantee of authenticity.

The Ulan pistol owes its appearance in no small part to the fact that Tsarevich Konstantin Pavlovich took over the patronage of the Ulan regiment. A new model of cavalry pistol was adopted especially for the newly formed first in the Russian army Uhlan regiment of Tsarevich Konstantin Pavlovich. This model, like the model of the Catherine cavalry pistol model 1775, was without a ramrod attachment in the box. A pair of pistols with a copper device and "one ramrod with a spoon" were relied on for one non-commissioned officer or an ordinary uhlan. The price of the kit was determined at 8 rubles. 53 kopecks. By order of the regimental commander, Major General Baron E. I. Meller-Zakomelsky, dated October 23, 1804, it was clarified: "In this regiment, chief officers and lower ranks of priboynikov at lyadunok are ordered never to wear, except for mounted service." This is understandable: since the pistols were saddlebags, they were not intended to be used on foot. 
By the end of 1803, 1344 pairs of Uhlan pistols for lower ranks and 68½ pairs of Uhlan officer pistols were manufactured in Tula. From September 1, 1806 to September 1, 1807, another 2,950 Uhlan pistols were produced at the Tula Arms Factory. After 1807, pistols of this model were not produced. A total of 5,638 serial pistols were produced for the lower ranks of this sample. The Ulan pistol of the 1803 model was in service with the Tsarevich's Ulan regiment and the Life Guards of the Ulan Regiment from 1803 to 1812.