Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. with Figured Stock - dated 1850 Martini-Henry Rifle and has a slight musty

and has a slight musty smell from military MRT (mildew resistant treatment) and years of storage

Unfortunately there really is no way to account for its entire service history

military had a mixed collection of automatic machine guns in use that included M1895 "potato diggers"

XIV on the top (faint)

The WAC cadre arrived in late 1966

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. with Figured Stock - dated 1850 Martini-Henry Rifle and has a slight musty49Original Item: Only One Available. This U. S. made single shot, smoothbore pistol is a lovely 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.