FIREARMS. Officer's pistol type 1833 1st type, walnut frame, checkered grip, octagonal damascened barrel with ribbons, hair rifling, slightly blunderbussed muzzle, rounded rear lock "à la Pontcharra" signed "BLANCHARD", trigger guard with finger rests, iron ramrod with brass head, unscrewable cap, case-hardened finish. L: 36 cm, barrel: 19.5 cm. BE BLANCHARD, harquebusier in Paris, associated with HOULLIER, established at 36 rue de Cléry.