Pistolet modèle 1786

Pistolet modèle An XIII
Pistolet modèle An XIII
	Pistolet modèle 1786. On display at the Musée Saint-Remi de Reims.
Type	Flintlock pistol
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1786 -
Used by	France and various others
Wars	French Revolutionary wars; Napoleonic wars
Production history
Manufacturer	Manufactures Impériales of Charleville, Maubeuge, St-Etienne, Tulle, Versailles, Mutzig and Torino
Produced	1786-1806
Specifications
Cartridge	1
Action	flintlock
Rate of fire	2 to 3 rpm
Feed system	muzzle loading
Sights	fixed front post and rear notch

The Pistolet modèle 1786 was a flintlock Navy pistol, in service in French units from 1786 and made until 1806, when it was superseded by the Pistolet modèle An XIII.

The Pistolet modèle 1786 cas as a replacement for the Pistolet modèle 1779,[1] which was found wanting.

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French weapons of the First Empire
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