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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
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
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 Mysteries of Paris (Les Mystères de Paris) | Pierre Mondy | Le Chourineur | 1962 | |
| Raymond Pellegrin | Baron de Lansignac | |||
| Noël Roquevert | Pipelet | |||
| The Leopard (Il gattopardo) | Alain Delon | Tancredi Falconeri | 1963 | |
| Garibaldi's volunteer | ||||
| Angélique | Bandit at the castle | 1964 | ||
| 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.
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
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 |
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
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
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
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure Island (Die Schatzinsel) | Georges Riquier | Dr. David Livesey | Ep. 03 | 1966 |
| Guy Saint-Jean | Joyce | |||
| Ivor Dean | Long John Silver | Ep. 04 |