Original U.S. Civil War Era M.1859 Type 2 Frank Wesson Two-Trigger .32 Caliber Carbine - Serial 8857 U.S. Army The 44th Bomb Group flew

The 44th Bomb Group flew the first of its 344 combat missions against the Axis powers in World War II on 7 November 1942

This is an exceptional A2 leather flight jacket issued to a member of the crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress “Veni Vidi Vici”

However it dates from just after the war

Reading Japanese mei (blade markings) is always an involved process

Original U.S. Civil War Era M.1859 Type 2 Frank Wesson Two-Trigger .32 Caliber Carbine - Serial 8857 U.S. Army The 44th Bomb Group flewOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Frank Wesson . 32 caliber single shot breech loading carbine in good condition. It is a top break design that features a 24" octagonal barrel, and this example bears serial number 8857 on the trigger guard. During the Civil War, Frank Wesson supplied approximately 3,000 of these carbines in . 44 long rimfire to B. Kittredge & Company of Cincinnati. Kittredge then supplied 760 to Indiana, 1,366 to