Early Pistol - USA
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Elgin Pistol
These unique combination guns were purchased by the Navy to arm the famous Wilkes South Seas Exploring Expedition. The mission of the Wilkes Expedition was to explore and map heretofore unknown islands in the South Pacific. Elgin Cutlass Pistols were used in defense of a landing party atta...
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Harper`s Ferry Model 1805
The model 1805 U.S. Marshal "Harper`s Ferry" flintlock pistol, manufactured at the Harpers Ferry Armory in Virginia (now West Virginia), was the first pistol manufactured by a national armory.
Harper`s Ferry models 1805, 1806, 1807 and 1808 flintlock pistols were all identical and there...
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U.S. Model 1842
The .54 caliber smoothbore, percussion lock pistol was made by the Palmetto Armory of Columbia, South Carolina around 1853
History The Pal...
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