Description
The obverse of the center medallion had a gold crowned "L" cipher (for the founder King Ludwig II) on the black-enameled center and the word "MERENTI" on a ring of white enamel edged in gold (later silver-gilt)
These were available in this smaller 7 1/4" size
Records indicate that JOHN BLAKELY was from Boston Massachusetts
In 1815 the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo closed the doors on the Emperor's ambitions and French Military dominance in Europe
with which it shared in Gen
Original French Napoleonic Flintlock Pocket Pistol by Cheron of Paris - Circa 1780-1820 Fusee Spring & Cover The obverse of the centerOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a lovely Napoleonic Era French flintlock pocket pistol, marked CHERON on the lock and A PARIS on the top of the half octagonal barrel. We have not been able to find any information on this maker, however there were many working in Paris at the time which to this day remain unidentified, which is unlikely to change in the future. The pistol is small and easily concealable, the design being essentially a