Pistolet modèle 1733

Pistolet modèle 1733
Pistolet modèle 1733
	French cavalry pistol modèle 1733.
Type	Flintlock pistol
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1733 —
Used by	France and various others
Production history
Produced	1733
Specifications
Weight	1.230 kg[1]
Length	486 mm[1]
Barrel length	310 mm[1]
Calibre	18 mm[2]
Action	flintlock
Rate of fire	2 to 3 rpm
Effective firing range	5 to 10 metres
Feed system	muzzle loading
Sights	fixed front post and rear notch

The Pistolet modèle 1733 was a flintlock cavalry pistol, in service in French units from 1733.

The modèle 1733 was a standardisation effort under Louis XV, inspired by the pistols used from 1731 by the Garde du Corps. Several iterations of the pistol occurred, up to the Modèle 1763.^[1]

Variants

Ordnance pistol of the Gendarmes de la Maison du Roi, model 1750. On display at Musée de l'Armée.

Ordnance pistol of the Gendarmes de la Maison du Roi, model 1763. On display at Musée de l'Armée.

Sources and references

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[lapistole-1] 1 2 3 4 Pistolet cavalerie 1731 à 1763

[lapistole2-2] Pistolet réglementaire de cavalerie, modèle 1733 - "HUSSARDS BRETONS" 1746/49

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