Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1852 French Antique Guns then replaced them with the

then replaced them with the No 1 Mk III Lee-Enfield while training with the British in the north of France

lay in the Mediterranean and was able to intervene only later in the war

The knob weakened the stock and was replaced by two levers atop the receiver on Hotchkiss Second Model Rifles and Carbines

Berks CountyRemainder of Company I

issued blue paper notebooks starts off with a crew roster as well as a short brief account of the day they had to bail out:

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1852 French Antique Guns then replaced them with theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This U. S. made single shot, smoothbore pistol is a lovely service used example of the Model 1842 percussion pistol, produced by Henry Aston & Co. of Middletown, Connecticut. Henry Aston manufactured approximately 30,000 Model 1842 Pistols under two government contracts between 1845 and 1852. The other main manufacturer of these pistols, Ira Johnson, had been a partner in Aston's firm, until he left to start his own