Original U.S. Civil War Nickel Plated Colt M1849 Pocket Percussion Revolver made in 1852 - Serial 27917 British Flags was awarded the Silver Star

was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action while serving as Commander of an Infantry Regiment on Bataan

but he doesn't talk too much about that experience — it wasn't as exciting as the year he spent as a guerrilla

who had made long Flintlock Dragoon Pistols and Carbines bearing the King James II Cypher of 1685-1688

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Original U.S. Civil War Nickel Plated Colt M1849 Pocket Percussion Revolver made in 1852 - Serial 27917 British Flags was awarded the Silver StarOriginal Item: Only One Available. The colt "Pocket Percussion" Model 1849 revolvers in . 31cal are essentially scaled down versions of the larger Navy Model 1851 in . 36cal, and were developed concurrently. The serial Number 27917 can be found on the barrel (faint), frame, cylinder, trigger guard and grip frame. The barrel wedge and cylinder axis pin have shortened number 917, while the loading rammer is an unmatched replacement with scroll