The statement of 9 August 1814, in ruling the armament of the Carabinieri, established "...for those on horseback two anchor pistols"; at the time, in fact, only mounted soldiers and officers were equipped with pistols. The pistol is characterized by compact dimensions which gave it great handling. It has a walnut stock and brass mounts. The Carabinieri were equipped with flintlock pistols mod. 1814, already used by the previous Napoleonic Gendarmerie, structurally similar to those of the other corps of the Piedmontese Cavalry, from which, however, they differed in some details not only of an external character.