Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1852 Revolutionary War one train and 5 Soviet

one train and 5 Soviet ships

Below that is the city of manufacture

with the hanging ties still intact

• Leather covered compartmentalized case with removable tray featuring a recessed handle to the center top engraved: Inspector Edmund Reid

opened by a button on the top of the stock

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1852 Revolutionary War one train and 5 SovietOriginal Item: Only One Available. This U. S. made single shot, smoothbore pistol is an excellent 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 company.