Original French Modèle 1837 Navy Percussion Pistol made at Châtellerault Arsenal with Belt Hook - Serial 2703 Category_Spade Grip Assembly Despite his objections

Despite his objections

The Great Wall of China

Most likely a souvenir from an American Serving in the Siberian Expedition fighting the Bolsheviks in the North Russia Campaign of 1918-1919

probably dating from the Siege of Vienna in 1685

Original French Modèle 1837 Navy Percussion Pistol made at Châtellerault Arsenal with Belt Hook - Serial 2703 Category_Spade Grip Assembly Despite his objectionsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a fantastic example of a French Modle 1837 Navy Percussion pistol, complete with the original belt hook still present on the left side. Holsters were impractical at sea, and the leather would quickly be degraded by the sea environment, so a pistol that could be fastened over the belt was preferable. To prevent loss, the ramrod is a "captured" type, attached with a swivel at the front of the barrel. The