An IX De Gendarmerie

As it happened for the cavalry pistols, it was manufactured in pairs and was produced until the 1819 exclusively by the Imperial Manufacture in Maubeuge for a total of 32,000 pairs. In spite of the production being assigned to the gendarmerie, these pistols were equipping also the infantry officers. The original martial look does not prevent a certain elegance that combined with the small dimensions, give this gun an undisputable fascination.