Original British East India Company Model 1843 Percussion Dragoon Pistol with Trapped Swivel Ramrod Antique Percussion Firearms Their term for them was

Their term for them was Minenwerfer

It now shows a faded gray / blue patina over the entire exterior

The steel shell is marked with a large S and heat lot stamped 383A dating manufacture in about October 1944

and a "sunwheel" swas on the bottom

Original British East India Company Model 1843 Percussion Dragoon Pistol with Trapped Swivel Ramrod Antique Percussion Firearms Their term for them wasOriginal Item: Only one available. This is a standard British EIC Cavalry Pistol adopted in 1843 fitted with is known as the "new series side lock". This pistol replaced the Model of 1840 that had the "old series side lock" which appeared (but wasn't) to have been constructed from flintlock parts. This pattern 1843 became the principal handgun of the East India Company up until it was taken over by the British home Government in 1859. This example