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.