Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1847 U.S. Uniforms and the Fourth Army

and the Fourth Army

The scabbard is brass mounted leather

FOX GUN Co

Overall it is 35¼” long

from Action to Action

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1847 U.S. Uniforms and the Fourth Army49Original 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