Andreas, thank you for those links! It was fun to see other examples with the Brosar name and even the same proof mark!
I did find this online book that mentions Auguste Merley, Though I do not read French so I'm not exactly sure what it says about him.
I also discovered the Saint Etienne proof house is still in operation.
Saint Etienne Website
Thank you again to all that have contributed to this thread!
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Originally Posted by Andreas
This crown is characteristic of the Saint Etienne proof bench. The AM is attributed to Auguste Merley, controller for civilian weapons (retired 1810). Please see here
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http://www.passionmilitaria.com/t91622-vos-avis-sur-differents-pistolets-anciens
and here
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http://www.passionmilitaria.com/t63478-restauration-pistolet-1er-empire
, also for images of Brosars barrels.
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