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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. | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The Fancy Pistol is so | 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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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. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 13:39, 25 March 2020
The Fancy Pistol is a red, ornate flintlock pistol from the 18th century, typically used for dueling purposes.
During the French Revolution, one was used by the 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 Red Ghost of the Tuileries. This same pistol was then bestowed to the Assassin Arno Dorian after he discovered LeGall as the perpetrator of this crime.
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 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.[1]
History
At some point between April 1796 and July 1797,[2] 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 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 determined that LeGall was the culprit behind the affair, he was rewarded by Police Minister Charles Cochon de Lapparent with Beaudoin's pistol.[1]
Weapon statistics
| Level | Damage | Parry | Speed | Range | Cost | Modifiers |
| * * | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | N/A | Additional damage: +25% |
Behind the scenes
The Fancy Pistol is based on an early 18th century English dragoon pistol from the period of Queen Anne about 1706.[3][4][5][6]
The Fancy Pistol features in Assassin's Creed: Unity as a reward for completing The Red Ghost of the Tuileries, a Murder Mystery.
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Unity
- ↑ Duration of Charles Cochon de Lapparent's service as Police Minister of France.
- ↑ Queen Anne Military Pistol. The Rifle Shoppe, Inc. Accessed 7 October 2017.
- ↑ Queen Anne Dragoon Pistol by John Bosh. Contemporary Makers. Accessed 7 October 2017.
- ↑ Muzzle Pistols. Deadlands-Armory Muzzle-Loading Pistols. Shipwreck Library. Accessed 7 October 2017.
- ↑ 1706 Queen Anne Dragoon Pistol. Pyracy Pub. Shipwreck Library. Accessed 7 October 2017.