Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Cavalry Percussion Pistol by I.N. Johnson dated 1846/55 U.S. Ordnance To the Sheriff of our

To the Sheriff of our County of Bristol xx Sheriff or Deputy Greeting

The new lip design cooled rapidly and solved the heat problem with the rolled edge

Full Brass Basket with brass wire-bound leather grip and vivid red wire reinforced basket liner

drill round for the USN 3 in

minute and second hands for accurate time keeping

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Cavalry Percussion Pistol by I.N. Johnson dated 1846/55 U.S. Ordnance To the Sheriff of ourOriginal Item: Only One Available. This U. S. made single shot, smoothbore pistol is a very nice example of the Model 1842 percussion pistol, produced by Ira N. Johnson of Middletown, Connecticut. Ira Johnson received a contract from the U. S. Ordnance Dept in March 1851 to produce 10,000 M1842 pistols. Johnson was a partner in the firm of H. Aston & Co when he resigned to start his own company to manufacture single shot pistols. Johnson delivered