Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal - Marked 85 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia There is a split on

There is a split on the bottom corner of the inner box

and there is material loss over the brass hinge and can be seen from the outside of the case

The book is full of pictures

The BT-13 production run outnumbered all other Basic Trainer (BT) types produced

Interior has a leather sweatband embossed in silver leaf:

Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal - Marked 85 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia There is a split onOriginal item. Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the father of American single shot martial pistols, the French M 1777 Flintlock Cavalry Pistol. This was the pistol the U. S. company of "Simeon North & Elisha Cheney" copied to create the newly independent United States' first martial flintlock pistol, the M1799. This model of pistol was adopted to replace the earlier M 1763 cavalry pistol, which was much more traditional in design