Beschreibung:

.54 caliber. 8.5" round barrel secured by a single iron band. SN: NSN. Bright finish, color casehardened lock, iron furniture, walnut stock. Single shot, smoothbore percussion alteration of a flintlock pistol. Lock marked in four lines forward of the hammer {Eagle Head} / A WATERS / MILBURY, MS / 1841. Breech with US/JH/P inspection and counterpane with two soft script cartouches, the JH of John Hannis and the WAT of Willam Anderson Thornton. Converted to percussion with a drum bolster and clean out screw with the "S-shaped" percussion hammer associated with Confederate alterations of these guns done at the Fayetteville Arsenal. An identical Fayetteville alteration of a US Model 1836 pistol is shown on page 193 of Murphy & Madaus' Confederate Rifles & Muskets. A nice, solid example of a secondary Confederate pistol in solid condition. This is very nice example of a real Confederate handgun from the American Civil War that is as southern as a Griswold & Gunnison or any other Confederate revolver, and one you can own for about 20% of the price of a typical Confederate-made handgun. Condition: Very good. Metal with a mottled and moderately oxidized brownish patina over steel gray. Markings in metal remain clear, weaker in wood. Lock with a dusky bluish-gray patina. Mechanically functional, good smooth bore with moderate oxidation and pitting. Wood with moderate wear and scattered bumps, dings and mars, as well as some scuff marks at the front and rear of the lock mortise.