Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1852 French Antique Guns They are also marked to

They are also marked to the right side of eye piece:

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

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:

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Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1852 French Antique Guns They are also marked toOriginal 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