Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era French Model 1763 Flintlock Pistol made at St. Étienne Arsenal No Return with aluminum grip panels

with aluminum grip panels

which makes this an especially interesting and rare example

Complete sets are very rare

and if you look closely at the ribs you will see a simulated grain running through them

glider section (Waco CG-4A and TG-5 Grasshopper) and light-cargo section (Noorduyn UC-64 Norseman)

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era French Model 1763 Flintlock Pistol made at St. Étienne Arsenal No Return with aluminum grip panelsOriginal Item: Only one available. Normally these most hard to find French Military Flintlock pistols, the Model of 1763 come with all iron mounts. Most unusually this example comes with original brass mounts. Normally intended for naval use by most governments, the French in fact designated brass mounts for overseas Colonial service, hence brass mounted examples are very rare in the United States. Defeated in the Seven years War by Britain 1756 1763)