Important case of flintlock officer's pistols converted to percussion by Boutet, artistic director of the Manufacture de Versailles, it contains: - A long pair of officer's pistols. Hair-rifled barrels signed "BOUTET DIRECTEUR ARTISTE MANUFACTURE A VERSAILLES", decorated in gold with fillets at the muzzles and lozenges and foliage at the barrels. Flat-bodied locks signed "BOUTET DIRECTEUR ARTISTE" and "MANUFACTURE A VERSAILLES" and flat-bodied dogs. Cut-iron fittings engraved with urns and foliage. Caps engraved with rosettes. Frames with long barrels (one chipped) and finely checkered walnut stocks. Sensitivity adjustment screw. Backs of stocks with diamond-shaped decoration. Length : 38 cm In its walnut case with retractable handle on the lid, sheathed in green felt with compartment and accessories: bullet mold, powder flask with Hercules decoration, in copper and brass, signed "B A PARIS", ebony mallet, screwdriver for dismantling rosewood chimney, chopsticks, capsule box. 26 x 45 cm - Height 6 cm A.B.E. First Empire period, transformed around 1820-1830, when they were boxed. Key missing.