Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1852 NATION Perkin and several other armorers

Perkin and several other armorers created several patterns from Dearborn's instructions

The 5th Division debarked there in May 1942

IN BEGLIUM

though it definitely does show wear to the exterior surfaces

the Norman Conquest

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1852 NATION Perkin and several other armorersOriginal Item: Only One Available. This U. S. made single shot, smoothbore pistol is an excellent 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 company.