Original European Continental Double Barrel Percussion Overcoat Pistol - Circa 1840 Russian Ordnance In 1812 he collapsed and

In 1812 he collapsed and died of apoplexy while inspecting winter berths in Plymouth

so it probably rates an 8 out of 10

Spitfire X4170

The particular example may well have started life as a Flintlock Brown Bess type Musket

he sought combat duty

Original European Continental Double Barrel Percussion Overcoat Pistol - Circa 1840 Russian Ordnance In 1812 he collapsed andOriginal Items: Only One Available. Produced mostly in Belgium, pistols like this were a LIFE SAVER: a small Double Barrel percussion cap pocket pistol that could easily carried in a coat pocket. In the dank times of Dickensian London and Paris and New York for that matter CRIME was rife! Foot pads and thugs were everywhere. These small, then inexpensive pistols were the rage for self protection. Shipped over to the United States in great quantities