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	The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes.		The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes.

	During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|~~Assassin~~]] [[~~Arno Dorian~~]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.		During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to [[Arno Dorian]], a member of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Parisian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]], after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.

	==Description==		==Description==
	The Fancy Pistol is so named because it is fairly exquisite in design. With a frame carved from a rich mahogany-colored [[wood]], it is likely that the model was made for the aristocracy and patrons of the arts. Though designed to be aesthetically pleasing, the [[firearm]] still boasted greater firepower than the [[Officer's Pistol\|pistol]] used by contemporary French military [[officer]]s. It was a decent weapon for its time, but like other typical flintlock pistols, its capacity was limited to only one shot.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		The Fancy Pistol is so named because it is fairly exquisite in design. With a frame carved from a rich mahogany-colored [[wood]], it is likely that the model was made for the aristocracy and patrons of the arts. Though designed to be aesthetically pleasing, the [[firearm]] still boasted greater firepower than the [[Officer's Pistol\|pistol]] used by contemporary French military [[officer]]s. It was a decent weapon for its time, but like other typical flintlock pistols, its capacity was limited to only one shot.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	[[File:TrgottSetDuelingPistols.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Fancy Pistol case found at the gambling den, as illustrated in Arno Dorian's notes]]		[[File:TrgottSetDuelingPistols.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Fancy Pistol case found at the gambling den, as illustrated in Arno Dorian's notes]]
	At some point between April 1796 and July 1797,<ref name="~~nb1~~">~~Duration of Charles Cochon de Lapparent's service as~~ {{~~Wiki~~\|List of Police Ministers ~~of France\|Police Minister~~ of France}}.</ref> a pair of Fancy Pistols was set down in a case at a gambling den in [[Paris]] frequented by the ~~Minister~~ of Finance ~~Gabriel~~ Beaudoin. Beaudoin, who worked at the [[Tuileries Palace]], took one of the pistols with him and shot himself through the mouth not long afterwards in his office. His suicide was the result of a ~~[[The Red Ghost of the Tuileries\|~~ruse]] by his assistant, Counselor ~~Hervé~~ LeGall, to drive him insane by masquerading as the Red Ghost of the Tuileries, the supposed phantom of LeGall's ancestor Johannes Metzger. After ~~the Assassin~~ Arno Dorian ~~of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Parisian Brotherhood]]~~ determined that LeGall was the culprit behind the affair, he was rewarded by ~~Police Minister [[Charles Cochon~~ de Lapparent]] with Beaudoin's pistol.<ref name="ACU"/>		At some point during [[Charles Cochon de Lapparent]]'s tenure as Police Minister between April 1796 and July 1797,<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|List of Police Ministers of France}}</ref> a pair of Fancy Pistols was set down in a case at a gambling den in [[Paris]] frequented by the Director of Finance Beaudoin. Beaudoin, who worked at the [[Tuileries Palace]], took one of the pistols with him and shot himself through the mouth not long afterwards in his office.<ref name="ACU"/>

			His suicide was the result of a ruse by his assistant, Counselor LeGall, to drive him insane by masquerading as the Red Ghost of the Tuileries, the supposed phantom of LeGall's ancestor Johannes Metzger. After Arno Dorian determined that LeGall was the culprit behind the affair, he was rewarded by de Lapparent with Beaudoin's pistol.<ref name="ACU"/>

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The Fancy Pistol is based on an early 18th century English dragoon pistol from the period of Queen Anne about 1706.<ref name="therifleshoppe">[http://www.therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/english_pistols/(811).htm Queen Anne Military Pistol]. ''The Rifle Shoppe, Inc.'' ~~Accessed~~ 7 October 2017.</ref><ref name="contemporarymakers">[http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.bg/2011/04/queen-anne-dragoon-pistol-by-john-bosh.html Queen Anne Dragoon Pistol by John Bosh]. ''Contemporary Makers''~~. Accessed 7 October 2017.</ref><ref name~~="shipwrecklibrary">[http://shipwrecklibrary.com/armory/muzzle_pistols/ Muzzle Pistols]. ''Deadlands-Armory Muzzle-Loading Pistols''. Shipwreck Library. Accessed 7 October 2017.</ref><ref name="pyracy">[http://pyracy.com/index.php?/topic/17582-period-correct-pistol/&page=2#comment-398444 1706 Queen Anne Dragoon Pistol]. ''Pyracy Pub''. Shipwreck Library. Accessed 7 October 2017.</ref>		The Fancy Pistol is based on an early 18th century English dragoon pistol from the period of Queen Anne about 1706.<ref name="therifleshoppe">{{Cite web\| url=http://www.therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/english_pistols/(811).htm \|title=Queen Anne Military Pistol (811)\| author=''The Rifle Shoppe, Inc.''\| date=2010\| publisher=''The Rifle Shoppe, Inc.''\| accessdate= 7 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="contemporarymakers">{{Cite web\| url=http://http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/2011/04/queen-anne-dragoon-pistol-by-john-bosh.html \|title=Queen Anne Dragoon Pistol by John Bosh\| author=Weil, Robert\| date=7 November 2014\| publisher=''Contemporary Makers''\| accessdate= 7 October 2017}}</ref>

	The Fancy Pistol features in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' as a reward for completing [[The Red Ghost of the Tuileries]], a Murder Mystery.		The Fancy Pistol features in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' as a reward for completing the memory "[[The Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]", a Murder Mystery.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Description==		==Description==
	The Fancy Pistol is so named because it is fairly exquisite in design. With a frame carved from a rich [[mahogany]]-colored [[wood]], it is likely that the model was made for the aristocracy and patrons of the arts. Though designed to be aesthetically pleasing, the [[firearm]] still boasted greater firepower than the [[Officer's Pistol\|pistol]] used by contemporary French military [[officer]]s. It was a decent weapon for its time, but like other typical flintlock pistols, its capacity was limited to only one shot.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		The Fancy Pistol is so named because it is fairly exquisite in design. With a frame carved from a rich mahogany-colored [[wood]], it is likely that the model was made for the aristocracy and patrons of the arts. Though designed to be aesthetically pleasing, the [[firearm]] still boasted greater firepower than the [[Officer's Pistol\|pistol]] used by contemporary French military [[officer]]s. It was a decent weapon for its time, but like other typical flintlock pistols, its capacity was limited to only one shot.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	[[File:ACU Fancy Pistol render.png\|thumb\|220x220px]]		[[File:ACU Fancy Pistol render.png\|thumb\|220x220px]]
	The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.		The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes.

			During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.

	==Description==		==Description==
	The Fancy Pistol is so-named because it is fairly exquisite in design. With a frame carved from a rich mahogany-colored wood, it is likely that the ~~target demographic of~~ the ~~model were aristocrats~~ and patrons of the arts. Though designed to be aesthetically pleasing, the firearm still boasted greater firepower than the [[Officer's Pistol\|pistol]] used by contemporary French military ~~officers~~. It was a decent weapon for its time, but like other typical flintlock pistols, its capacity was limited to only one shot.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		The Fancy Pistol is so named because it is fairly exquisite in design. With a frame carved from a rich [[mahogany]]-colored [[wood]], it is likely that the model was made for the aristocracy and patrons of the arts. Though designed to be aesthetically pleasing, the [[firearm]] still boasted greater firepower than the [[Officer's Pistol\|pistol]] used by contemporary French military [[officer]]s. It was a decent weapon for its time, but like other typical flintlock pistols, its capacity was limited to only one shot.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*The Fancy Pistol is based on an early 18th century English dragoon pistol from the period of Queen Anne about 1706.<ref name="therifleshoppe">[http://www.therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/english_pistols/(811).htm Queen Anne Military Pistol]. ''The Rifle Shoppe, Inc.'' Accessed 7 October 2017.</ref><ref name="contemporarymakers">[http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.bg/2011/04/queen-anne-dragoon-pistol-by-john-bosh.html Queen Anne Dragoon Pistol by John Bosh]. ''Contemporary Makers''. Accessed 7 October 2017.</ref><ref name="shipwrecklibrary">[http://shipwrecklibrary.com/armory/muzzle_pistols/ Muzzle Pistols]. ''Deadlands-Armory Muzzle-Loading Pistols''. Shipwreck Library. Accessed 7 October 2017.</ref><ref name="pyracy">[http://pyracy.com/index.php?/topic/17582-period-correct-pistol/&page=2#comment-398444 1706 Queen Anne Dragoon Pistol]. ''Pyracy Pub''. Shipwreck Library. Accessed 7 October 2017.</ref>		The Fancy Pistol is based on an early 18th century English dragoon pistol from the period of Queen Anne about 1706.<ref name="therifleshoppe">[http://www.therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/english_pistols/(811).htm Queen Anne Military Pistol]. ''The Rifle Shoppe, Inc.'' Accessed 7 October 2017.</ref><ref name="contemporarymakers">[http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.bg/2011/04/queen-anne-dragoon-pistol-by-john-bosh.html Queen Anne Dragoon Pistol by John Bosh]. ''Contemporary Makers''. Accessed 7 October 2017.</ref><ref name="shipwrecklibrary">[http://shipwrecklibrary.com/armory/muzzle_pistols/ Muzzle Pistols]. ''Deadlands-Armory Muzzle-Loading Pistols''. Shipwreck Library. Accessed 7 October 2017.</ref><ref name="pyracy">[http://pyracy.com/index.php?/topic/17582-period-correct-pistol/&page=2#comment-398444 1706 Queen Anne Dragoon Pistol]. ''Pyracy Pub''. Shipwreck Library. Accessed 7 October 2017.</ref>
	*The Fancy Pistol features in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' as a reward for completing [[The Red Ghost of the Tuileries]], a Murder Mystery.
			The Fancy Pistol features in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' as a reward for completing [[The Red Ghost of the Tuileries]], a Murder Mystery.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	[[File:ACU Fancy Pistol render.png\|thumb\|220x220px]]		[[File:ACU Fancy Pistol render.png\|thumb\|220x220px]]
	The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.		The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.

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	The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.		The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.

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	*The Fancy Pistol features in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' as a reward for completing [[The Red Ghost of the Tuileries]], a Murder Mystery.		*The Fancy Pistol features in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' as a reward for completing [[The Red Ghost of the Tuileries]], a Murder Mystery.

	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''

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	The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.		The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.

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	The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.		The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.

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	The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.		The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.

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	The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.		The '''Fancy Pistol''' is a red, ornate {{Wiki\|flintlock}} [[pistol]] from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes. During the [[French Revolution]], one was used by the [[France\|French]] Director of Finances [[Gabriel Beaudoin]] to commit suicide after being tricked by Counselor [[Hervé LeGall]] into believing that he was being haunted by the [[Johannes Metzger\|Red Ghost of the Tuileries]]. This same pistol was then bestowed to the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.