Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Cavalry Percussion Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1851 U.S. Replica Cartridge Type: Cap and ball

Cartridge Type: Cap and ball

Others which received devastating blows by the unit's bombers were airdromes

This simplified things for the Officers

There is no rim reinforcement

- Dozens of original wartime photos

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Cavalry Percussion Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1851 U.S. Replica Cartridge Type: Cap and ballOriginal Item: Only One Available. This U. S. made single shot, smoothbore pistol is a very nice 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.