Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. with Great Markings - dated 1849 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly Dating from the Indian Wars

Dating from the Indian Wars in the 1870s and 1880s this is a web constructed 100 round ammunition Bandolier for Springfield trapdoor rifles and carbines in

which places production around 1942-43 based on past watches we have sold

The cover measures 12” x 8

The pinfire system lent itself to relatively easy conversion to rimfire or even centerfire cartridges

It is signed in full along the top flat (Cornhil London)

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. with Great Markings - dated 1849 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly Dating from the Indian WarsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This U. S. made single shot, smoothbore pistol is a great lightly 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