Another look at that French M1822 pistol

Argghhh!
Here's what I've figured so far - Spiff called it a M1824, converted around the time of our Civil War.  Neffi called it a M1822.  Spiff got the model number wrong, but I'm guessing he meant the M1822, and based on the date on the barrel - he's correct about the conversion time - at least for when it was assembled into it's current configuration.  Neffi got the nomenclature correct, if incomplete... but I'm having trouble finding good references, and the ones I did find, are not conclusive.Here's the "before I cleaned it up" (in a collector-safe manner, natch) pic:This pistol...

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Posted Jan 29 2011, 09:18 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..