Original 19th Century U.S. Backwoods Local Manufacture Percussion Pistol circa 1840 Featured Item which did not have to

which did not have to be up to the same strength standards as an issue bayonet

It provides to energy to pull the operating parts back into battery after a cartridge has been fired or the crank handle has been pulled and released

Very possibly since it was "special order" the original buyer may be able to be traced and identified

The stock has been sanded down

Item 811 of PAUL KIESLING's "BAYONETS OF THE WORLD

Original 19th Century U.S. Backwoods Local Manufacture Percussion Pistol circa 1840 Featured Item which did not have toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This rather awkward and unbalanced Percussion pistol was "home made," in that it was assembled from a genuine trade lock and part of a military barrel. It was then put together with whatever came to hand in some forest cabin or where ever. Large caliber, maybe intended for a surprise visit by a bear, this would have a kick like a horse. Dating to the 1830s or 1840s, this is about as ugly as it gets, but then