This is a fine example of a Charleville Model 1763 flintlock pistol. The included notes with this gun indicate it was once sold by N. Flayderman & Co. in 1982, catalog 106 item 2341, in which Flayderman reportedly stated it was the best example ever cataloged by them at the time. Many French firearms such as these were imported for use by the American revolutionaries for their struggle against the English crown, with surviving examples typically showing signs of hard use. "Manufacture/de Charleville" signed lock, "M1763" model designation on the barrel tang, "DY76" 1776 dated inspection marking on the breech, "crown/N" stamps on the breech, barrel band, trigger guard and pommel cap, "ND" and "DY/76" stamped on the left stock flat, with a fleur-de-lis above "N" stamped inside the lock with matching "XIII" mating marks on the flash pan and some of the internal lock components. Provenance: N. Flayderman & Co.; Property of a Gentleman