Original 19th Century U.S. Backwoods Local Manufacture Percussion Pistol circa 1840 Featured Item The stock has been sanded

The stock has been sanded down

which did not have to be up to the same strength standards as an issue bayonet

and this way the owner would only need bring one type of ammunition

Officers Weinheimer

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Original 19th Century U.S. Backwoods Local Manufacture Percussion Pistol circa 1840 Featured Item The stock has been sandedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This rather awkward and unbalanced Percussion pistol was "home made," in that it was assembled from a genuine trade lock and part of a military barrel. It was then put together with whatever came to hand in some forest cabin or where ever. Large caliber, maybe intended for a surprise visit by a bear, this would have a kick like a horse. Dating to the 1830s or 1840s, this is about as ugly as it gets, but then