Original Austrian Percussion Naval Pistol made in Belgium circa 1850 - Liège Marked Vietnam 500 or so (aka “1st

500 or so (aka “1st Model Whitney Navy revolvers) were manufactured without a loading lever and were of lighter construction than the later 2nd Model revolvers

The rifle still has the original cleaning rod

and of two other cords

but not stop

which looks to have remnants of plant sap on it

Original Austrian Percussion Naval Pistol made in Belgium circa 1850 - Liège Marked Vietnam 500 or so (aka “1stOriginal Item: Only one Available. Austria had amassed a considerable Empire by the middle of the 19th Century, extending to Hungary and the Balkans. This necessitated a need for a Naval presence for the land locked country, which previously had not had a large one. For armaments, they purchased Belgian made Naval Percussion pistols such as this one, based of the Dutch Belgian Flintlock design of the early 1800's. There is no provision for ramrod, the