Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1847 U.S. Uniforms This award has a diameter

This award has a diameter of 4 ½” and a thickness of ¾” and is constructed entirely of bronze

Above these two awards is a Bavarian service pin that we have unfortunately not been able to identify

The helmet also sports a double tiered white horsehair plume to the front and the helmet still has its long yellow "cap cords" attached to its rear which double as shoulder cords that if whilst riding the Helmet is dislodged it dangles until the trooper can recover it

Normally used for cutting coconuts

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1847 U.S. Uniforms This award has a diameter49Original Item: Only One Available. This U. S. made single shot, smoothbore pistol is a very nice honest used 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