Original French Matched Pair of Officer Flintlock Pistols Signed by CHERET A PARIS- circa 1795 Sharps Rifle while the khaki caps were

while the khaki caps were worn with the summer uniform and are most often associated with the Pacific theater

and consequently virtually none have become available to collectors until now

Ironically the Americans learned the same lesson as the Germans had with the MG151 and necked up the case to form the 20mm M39 round which has been the standard USAF cannon cartridge since the 1950s

these were made commercially under contract for the RAF during WW2

is the "creeping" loading lever

Original French Matched Pair of Officer Flintlock Pistols Signed by CHERET A PARIS- circa 1795 Sharps Rifle while the khaki caps wereOriginal Item: One of a kind set. Jean Anne Cheret worked at 85 Rue des Deux Ecus, in Paris (France) between 1786 and 1812. Cheret was a supplier to the Revolutionary Government and was appointed Gunmaker to Joseph Napolon Bonaparte, the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. He was the King of Naples and Sicily from 1806 to 1808 and later became the King of Spain from 1808 to 1813. After 1813 the company became known as Cheret et fils (Cheret and Son).