A Rare Russian Cavalry flintlock pistol model 1809, Tula, Russian Empire. The barrel is round smoothbore, cal. 18 mm.. Inscription on the panel of the flintlock, Tula. Stock in wood has insets and mounts made of bronze with arsenal marks. The handle has a brass medallion with the cipher of Russian Emperor Alexander I. Pistol was approved by the sovereign in 1809, it was only possible to establish its mass production by the middle of 1810 although the pistol had been produced earlier during testing and preparation for the production of weapons. The pistol is sometimes referred to as the Russian flintlock cavalry pistol model 1809, as it was in service with the Russian cavalry. A rare Russian flintlock pistol for collecting. Length 44 cm.