Original European Continental Double Barrel Percussion Overcoat Pistol - Circa 1840 Russian Ordnance It relocated to Étampes-Mondésir

It relocated to Étampes-Mondésir

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

he sought combat duty

Fluted jacket retains original blued finish which is most often found covered in layers of paint making this a very fine specimen ready to display

Original European Continental Double Barrel Percussion Overcoat Pistol - Circa 1840 Russian Ordnance It relocated to Étampes-MondésirOriginal 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