SOLD *** Italian made M1799 Flint Pistol for sale

[Neil Murray]

Really nice repo of North and Cheney model 1799. Italian made. I’ve never seen another of these on the repo market and an original would cost serious money if you could even find one. This would also work for a French M1777 pistol impression.

Very hard to find and quality Italian made.

$450 shipped

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[Commodore Swab]

I've worked on a couple of these, palmetto if memory serves. I found them to be well made but unreliable. How reliable is this one and how do you determine "reliable"?

 

[hawkeye2]

Actually they are a copy of the 1777 French pistol that will work as a N&C. I'm surprised yours isn't marked. Yes they were made by Palmetto.

 

[Neil Murray]

BTT

 

[Neil Murray]

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Beauty

 

[Darto]

Mine looks identical. It is serial 32xx. It is marked "San Marco Gardone V.T. Bresica" in light shallow block letters along the very top of the barrel. There were other Italian makers, but they usually say Charleville in big bold script on the lockplate (like the 1777 Charleville did also). The North & Chaney was very similar, almost identical, but of course did not have the engraved Charleville on the plate.

There are few different sites that state the North & Chaney 1799 was most likely the model of pistol of which Merriwether Lewis took two "horse pistols" from the U.S. armory for to be on his famous expedition in 1804. The 1799 N&C was the first U.S. pistol officially adopted by its military and it was .69 caliber.

https://www.rockislandauction.com/d...ract-north-cheney-model-1799-flintlock-pistol
https://lewis-clark.org/tools-and-techniques/weapons/pistols/
This is as close to a very likely Corps of Discovery reproduction pistol as we can get, unless bespoke handmade .

 

[Salty Cracker]

I am interested in this. Does the lock spark well and function properly? Also can you show a close up of the vent. Thanks

 

[trackpin]

Actually they are a copy of the 1777 French pistol that will work as a N&C. I'm surprised yours isn't marked. Yes they were made by Palmetto.

There was also a bagged kit w/no wood sold by DGW marked N&C and made in Belgium in the 1980's it was only offered through their sale flier. I bought one for $35

 

[Neil Murray]

I am interested in this. Does the lock spark well and function properly? Also can you show a close up of the vent. Thanks

Yes, lock functions properly and nice spark. I'll take a close up of the vent when I get home from work tonight.

 

[Jumpshot]

Mine looks identical. It is serial 32xx. It is marked "San Marco Gardone V.T. Bresica" in light shallow block letters along the very top of the barrel.

Mine is stamped Armi San Marco on top. It's also .69 caliber. Very reliable, it's a fun shooter.

 

[Neil Murray]

Sold Pending Funds with a “I’ll take it”

 

[Salty Cracker]

Sold Pending Funds with a “I’ll take it”

Is it sold or are you going to post a pic of the vent as I requested? I am inquiring as a serious potential buyer not the other folks commenting on what they saw once.