Antique 1842 Dragoon

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Category
Firearms Handguns
Classification
No PAL Required
Action
Single-shot
Condition
Good
Manufacturer
(other)
Caliber
50 cal. muzzle loader
Sight
Open
Capacity
1
Hand
Right Handed or Ambidextrous

C1848 Antique Henry Aston US Contract Model 1842 Dragoon Precussion Pistol.Made in 1848 in Middletown Connecticut at the end of the Mexican / American War . This was the first official percussion pistol to be adopted by US and the last smooth bore pistol by 1845 . Primary issued to the first and second Regiments of Dragoons replacing their 1836 flintlocks  by the US Army.

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