Pedersoli An IX de Gendarmerie

About the Pedersoli An IX de Gendarmerie

The Pedersoli An IX de Gendarmerie is a modern Italian-made reproduction of the compact French Model An IX gendarmerie pistol of the Napoleonic era. Built by Davide Pedersoli & Co., it is a single-shot 15.2 mm (.60 caliber) muzzle-loading flintlock with a 125 mm smoothbore barrel, a walnut half-stock, and polished brass furniture. Shorter and lighter than the cavalry An IX pistol, it reproduces the sidearm issued to French gendarmes and infantry officers, and is produced today for black-powder re-enactment and historical target shooting.

The little An IX gendarmerie pistol was made in pairs at the Imperial Manufacture of Maubeuge and issued to gendarmes and officers rather than line troops; its short barrel and light weight made it a personal-defense holster arm for men who policed the roads and rear areas of Napoleon's empire.

Pedersoli An IX de Gendarmerie specifications

Historical reproduction, Pedersoli catalog code S331 (reference 020S331152), caliber 15.2 mm. The original pattern was manufactured exclusively at the Imperial Manufacture of Maubeuge until 1819, with roughly 32,000 pairs produced for gendarmerie and infantry officers.