Original Prussian M1850 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by S & C of Suhl with Regimental Marking - dated 1851 German Afrikakorp It may have been shortened

It may have been shortened after that

The reverse is painted with a white PW for Prisoners of War

and has original red paint

which were the first of the marksmanship coaching aids for the Martini

The rank insignia on the front of the helmet looks like a Sergeant Chevron

Original Prussian M1850 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by S & C of Suhl with Regimental Marking - dated 1851 German Afrikakorp It may have been shortenedOriginal Item: Only one Available. The Prussian M1850 percussion pistol was in many ways an anomaly which, despite being obsolete when it was first introduced, was one of the longest serving military percussion pistols in Europe. Coming from the same nation that in 1836 had invented the revolutionary needle fire gun, the forerunner of all bolt action rifles, this pistol had many characteristics of obsolete flintlock pistols and appears to have used