Chatellerault Percussion Pistol

In 1816 the French Artillery Commission decided to create a new Government manufactory in the centre of France: Châtellerault. In 1822, in parallel with swords production, the fabrication of firearms started. The French government decided in 1836 - 1837 to close the firearms manufactories of Maubeuge and Charleville, close to the northern border of the country, and to transfer their production to Châtellerault and Saint-Etienne. The Maunfacture Nationale d'Armes de Chatellerault (MAC) continued to produce firearms until 1968.

Chatellerault Cavalry Model 1822

Chatellerault Model 1822 T Percussion Cavalry Pistol - .69 cal

Chatellerault Model 1822 T Percussion Cavalry Pistol - .69 cal

The Chatellerault Percussion Pistol is a French Military Model 1822 Percussion Service Pistol made at the Chatellerault Arsenal. It was used by the French cavalry from 1822 until the end of the Crimean War.

Specifications

(1822 - 1856)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: .69 cal

• Length: 13.5 in (34.3 cm)

• Barrel Length: 8 in (20.3 cm)

• Capacity: 1

• Fire Modes: Single Shot

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The Chatellerault Percussion Pistol and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Green Hell (Kautschuk)		Plantation overseers		1938
Fanfan la Tulipe	Gérard Philipe	Fanfan la Tulipe	Anachronistic	1952
	Olivier Hussenot	Tranche-Montagne
	Nerio Bernardi	La Franchise
	Jean-Marc Tennberg	Lebel
		Highwaymen, Lebel's henchmen
The Three Musketeers	Bourvil	Planchet		1953
	Alain Bouvette	Lubin
		Cardinal Richelieu's guard
The Mysteries of Paris (Les Mystères de Paris)	Pierre Mondy	Le Chourineur		1962
	Raymond Pellegrin	Baron de Lansignac
	Noël Roquevert	Pipelet
The Iron Mask		Guards of the Cardinal	Anachronistic	1962
The Leopard (Il gattopardo)	Alain Delon	Tancredi Falconeri		1963
		Garibaldi's volunteer
Angélique		Bandit at the castle		1964
Follow Me, Scoundrels!	Fred Düren	Leutnant Lübbenau	Anachronistic	1964
	Willi Neuenhahn	Coachman
	Joachim Bober	Coachman
		Prussian soldiers
Angelique and the King	Michèle Mercier	Angélique		1966
	Fred Williams	Vladimir Stanislas Racoczi
		Preacher of the black mass
The Three Fat Men (Tri tolstyaka)	Aleksey Batalov	Tibul		1966
	Roman Filippov	Prospero
	Pavel Luspekaev	Gen. Karaska
	Boris Ardov	Capt. Bonaventura
		Rebels and government troops
Osceola	Iurie Darie	Richard Moore		1971
	Gerhard Neubauer	A guard
Tecumseh	Gojko Mitic	Tecumseh		1972
	Rolf Römer	Col. Simon McKew
	Minja Vojvodic	Black Eagle
	Milan Beli	Raffael
		Settlers, Indians
The Way of Bones (Drumul oaselor)	Ion Marinescu	Capitan Baroncea		1980
	Remus Margineanu	Sturzu
The Prisoner of Castle If (Uznik zamka If)	Mikhail Boyarskiy	Count Fernan de Morcerf		1988
The Horseman on the Roof (Le hussard sur le toit)	Juliette Binoche	Pauline de Théus		1995
	Olivier Martinez	Angelo Pardi

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Dubrovsky	Gennadiy Frolov	Grigoriy		1989
	Anatoliy Romashin	Prince Vereyskiy
		Brigands

Chatellerault Cavalry Model 1833

This high-grade pistol is the first European .69 calibre military pistol designed on the outset using the percussion system and is among the last single shot percussion pistol utilized by the French military, or any countries military for that matter. These guns saw service from the mid-1830's through to the Franco-Prussian War, then be were quickly replaced by the Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 revolver.

Chatellerault Model 1833 Cavalry Pistol - .69 cal

Specifications

(1833 - 1873)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: .69

• Length: 14.5 in (36.8 cm)

• Barrel Length: 9 in (22.9 cm)

• Capacity: 1

• Fire Modes: Single Shot

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The Chatellerault Cavalry Model 1833 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Films

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Count of Monte Cristo	Jean Marais	Count of Monte Cristo		1954
	Folco Lulli	Jacopo
The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo	Louis Jourdan	Edmond Dantès	With shortened barrel	1961
	Franco Silva	Mario
Cartouche	Jean-Paul Belmondo	Cartouche		1962
	Jean Rochefort	"Mole"
	Claudia Cardinale	Venus
	Marcel Dalio	Malichot
	Noël Roquevert	Recruiting sergeant
The Mysteries of Paris (Les Mystères de Paris)	Pierre Mondy	Le Chourineur		1962
	Raymond Pellegrin	Baron de Lansignac
	Robert Dalban	De Lansignac's henchman

Chatellerault Navy Model 1837

Chatellerault Navy Model 1837 - .60 cal

Chatellerault 1837 Dueling Pistol - .60 cal

The 1837 Model was created by Louis Perrin in 1837 and approved for the French Navy in 1838.

Specifications

(1837 - 1856)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: .60

• Length: 11.6 in (29.5 cm)

• Barrel Length: 6 in (15.2 cm)

• Capacity: 1

• Fire Modes: Single Shot

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The Chatellerault Model 1837 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Films

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Untamable Angelique	Bruno Dietrich	Coriano		1967
		Officers
Angelique and the Sultan	Robert Hossein	Joffrey de Peyrac/ Rescator		1968
	Helmuth Schneider	Colin Paturel
	Jacques Santi	Count of Vateville

Chatellerault Gendarmerie

Chatellerault Gendarmerie Percussion Pistol - .58 cal

A percussion pistol produced by the Royal Arms Factory in Chatellerault. It was the standard service pistol for French gendarmerie officers.

Specifications

(1836 - 1860)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: .58 cal

• Length: 9.5 in (24.1 cm)

• Barrel Length: 5 in (12.7 cm)

• Capacity: 1

• Fire Modes: Single Shot

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Follow Me, Scoundrels!	Manfred Krug	Alexander		1964

Television

Title	Actoer	Character	Note	Date
Treasure Island (Die Schatzinsel)	Georges Riquier	Dr. David Livesey	Ep. 03	1966
	Guy Saint-Jean	Joyce
	Ivor Dean	Long John Silver	Ep. 04