Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. with Stock Cartouches - dated 1847 Japanese Army the first day of the

the first day of the Battle of the Somme

of Springfield

with a horizontal pinback

The fife measures 14” overall

when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot (The Black Watch) was amalgamated with the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot to form two battalions of the newly named Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. with Stock Cartouches - dated 1847 Japanese Army the first day of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This U. S. made single shot, smoothbore pistol is a great lightly used example of the Model 1842 percussion pistol, produced by Henry Aston & Co. of Middletown, Connecticut. Henry Aston manufactured approximately 30,000 Model 1842 Pistols under two government contracts between 1845 and 1852. The other main manufacturer of these pistols, Ira Johnson, had been a partner in Aston's firm, until he left to start his own