Original U.S. Civil War Era French Navy Modèle 1822T bis Percussion Converted Pistol Caps & Hats These Nepalese Gurkha examples were

These Nepalese Gurkha examples were found in military storage in their homeland of Nepal

Three of the four screws remain intact

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The pistol is full silver mounted and does not have a ramrod

This flag is single sided with plated steel grommets located in each corner

Original U.S. Civil War Era French Navy Modèle 1822T bis Percussion Converted Pistol Caps & Hats These Nepalese Gurkha examples wereOriginal Item: Only One Available As used in the U. S. Civil War. This is very unusual and interesting, having been both rifled and converted to percussion. This started life as a French Modle 1822 Flintlock pistol, made at one of the French arsenals. This was one of the last flintlock models put into service. In the years since it was produced, it was both converted to percussion, and then rifled. It looks to have seen a good amount of use, and