Original European Named Gasser M1860 Style Pinfire Revolver Serial 43591 with Mother of Pearl Inlaid Grips - c. 1860 P-1853 Enfield as is the bakelite rear

as is the bakelite rear stock

A similar practice

There are also faint paint markings on the inert warhead

The sword definitely appears to have seen service

the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)

Original European Named Gasser M1860 Style Pinfire Revolver Serial 43591 with Mother of Pearl Inlaid Grips - c. 1860 P-1853 Enfield as is the bakelite rearOriginal item. Only One Available. The Pinfire system was the earliest form of "Cartridge" developed with a pin projecting out at 90 degrees to the cartridge case. When depressed by the falling hammer the cartridge discharged. At the time up against muzzle loading Revolvers these were revolutionary. However, the firing system was never as popular as might have been expected. Like most things by the end of the Civil War technology had moved on and in