Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal - Marked 85 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia The book is full of

The book is full of pictures

The BT-13 production run outnumbered all other Basic Trainer (BT) types produced

There is a split on the bottom corner of the inner box

and is 4 1/8" across the base

Interior has a leather sweatband embossed in silver leaf:

Original French M-1777 Brass Frame Percussion Converted Cavalry Pistol by St. Étienne Arsenal - Marked 85 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia The book is full ofOriginal item. Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the father of American single shot martial pistols, the French M 1777 Flintlock Cavalry Pistol. This was the pistol the U. S. company of "Simeon North & Elisha Cheney" copied to create the newly independent United States' first martial flintlock pistol, the M1799. This model of pistol was adopted to replace the earlier M 1763 cavalry pistol, which was much more traditional in design