Original German Style Percussion Target Pistol Cut for Shoulder Stock and Sights - Circa 1850 Bayonets Makers and markings will vary

Makers and markings will vary

With Colonel Rufus Tapley leaving the regiment in January 1863

due to the small number of paratroops that landed in combat in comparison to infantry soldiers

The hilt and the blade under the hilt have been left just as we found it after more than 175 years in storage

Original German Style Percussion Target Pistol Cut for Shoulder Stock and Sights - Circa 1850 Bayonets Makers and markings will varyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This looks very Germanic, but then again may have been made by a German Immigrant here in the United States circa 1850. This has an exotically "Black Forest" style carved wood stock that could pass as being part of some exotic furniture. The Octagonal barrel measures 8 1 2" with a very exotic front sight. The barrel tang is fitted with a rudimentary back sight using a notched "V". The rear of the wood grip shows the