Gendarme de la Garde du Roi model 1814 flintlock pistol. Damascus ribbed barrel with rear sight, engraved "Gendarmes de la Garde" on the top rib, stamped "ELG" on the left with thunder. Engraved, cut-out breech tail topped by a rear sight. Tail engraved lock and flat-bodied swan-neck hammer. Round iron pan with spark guard. Cut-out steel fittings, chased with foliage. Large trigger guard decorated with a flaming grenade and rosette. Oval pommel engraved with a floral motif. Varnished walnut frame. Squared stock with long barrel, bearing a copper shield on the counterplate side. Iron ramrod. B.E. Traces and knocks of use, slight spots of oxidation.