Original British Tower Marked Model 1840 Percussion Dragoon Pistol with Massive .75cal Bore - Circa 1845 German Afrikakorp - Mission Accomplished book

- Mission Accomplished book

some Marines visibly enjoyed embarrassing the WRs with the derogatory label

individuals from the 11th Regiment

and the front is faintly drawn/tooled with a very risqué depiction of a naked woman in the classic pinup style

Although its original caliber and unmarked lock are consistent with features sometimes associated with Confederate-imported Lorenz rifles

Original British Tower Marked Model 1840 Percussion Dragoon Pistol with Massive .75cal Bore - Circa 1845 German Afrikakorp - Mission Accomplished bookOriginal Item: Only one available. Here we have a very interesting early British Percussion Dragoon pistol, which we believe was introduced around 1840, though it does not quite match up to the patterns we have seen. It has the correct shaped lobed butt cap and characteristic side plate, however the bore is extremely large at 0. 75". We feel it may have used an EIC musket barrel, and it is possible that it was assembled from parts in India or another