Original Victorian Belgian Pinfire Revolver Issued to Customs House, Harwich in Holster - c.1860 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly 600 were in frontline service

600 were in frontline service

after the series marking

with the weapon beginning to be generally issued to the British Army's infantry battalions on the Western Front in early 1916 as a replacement for the heavier and less mobile Vickers machine gun

and it properly matches the length of the blade

In overall truly excellent condition and smothered with Japanese writing and characters

Original Victorian Belgian Pinfire Revolver Issued to Customs House, Harwich in Holster - c.1860 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly 600 were in frontline serviceOriginal Item: Only One Available. This interesting little revolver dates to the 1860s, when the "NEW" Pin fire Cartridge was becoming the rage. Small six shot revolver in approximately 7mm caliber with folding trigger. The Pinfire system required the hammer to hit a post sticking out of the side of the cartridge, which moved into the cartridge's center igniting the charge. The hammer face was therefore flat and fell upon the top of the open top