Original U.S. Model 1836 Flintlock Cavalry Pistol by Asa Waters Converted to Percussion - dated 1840 Japanese Field Gear and 150 operational flights/sorties flown

and 150 operational flights/sorties flown in support of "bandit-fighting" operations

Some crewmen baled out and others were blown clear by the explosion

though the skull has lost most of the silvering

The "Vin Fiz" made the first U

prior to that

Original U.S. Model 1836 Flintlock Cavalry Pistol by Asa Waters Converted to Percussion - dated 1840 Japanese Field Gear and 150 operational flights/sorties flownOriginal Item: Only One Available. Adopted in 1836, the production of this model continued until 1844, and this flintlock pistol intended for Cavalry was widely used in the Mexican American War. A total of almost 41,000 units were produced before being replaced by the M 1842 Percussion pistol. Many flintlock pistols were later converted to percussion, such as this example. This example was made by Asa H. Waters of Milbury, Massachusetts, and is still