Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Cavalry Percussion Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1852 Edged Weapons The stock is principally brass

The stock is principally brass sheeting over a wood base

" inside a flaming bomb

Largely obsolete in 1791 a drastic conversion took place reducing this massive sword to a "Light Infantry" short sword

and there may be a IV stamped on the block

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Cavalry Percussion Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1852 Edged Weapons The stock is principally brassOriginal 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.