Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era French Model 1763 Flintlock Pistol made at St. Étienne Arsenal U.S. Navy 500 or so (aka “1st

500 or so (aka “1st Model Whitney Navy revolvers) were manufactured without a loading lever and were of lighter construction than the later 2nd Model revolvers

All had distinctive compass card markings

the Japanese characters for 7 (nana) and 9 (kyuu)

A radio-navigational method

The U type folding front sight has teeth down each arm across which we are told a cross thread was originally run for aiming

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era French Model 1763 Flintlock Pistol made at St. Étienne Arsenal U.S. Navy 500 or so (aka “1stOriginal Item: Only one available. Normally these most hard to find French Military Flintlock pistols, the Model of 1763 come with all iron mounts. Most unusually this example comes with original brass mounts. Normally intended for naval use by most governments, the French in fact designated brass mounts for overseas Colonial service, hence brass mounted examples are very rare in the United States. Defeated in the Seven years War by Britain 1756 1763)