Original U.S. Matched Pair of Allen's Patent Single Shot Pocket Percussion Pistols - Serial 121 and 462 - circa 1845 U.S. Civil War The serial number indicates that

The serial number indicates that it was built at Springfield in 1880

and Richards also constantly made incremental improvements

The butt caps feature The stunning hardwood stocks are meticulously inlaid with silver wire with intricate designs behind and around the barrel tang

and the longer side missing most of it's length

wrapped tightly in paper and pre-cut at the factory to determine the time before explosion

Original U.S. Matched Pair of Allen's Patent Single Shot Pocket Percussion Pistols - Serial 121 and 462 - circa 1845 U.S. Civil War The serial number indicates thatOriginal Items: Only Pair Available. This is a lovely matched pair of single shot pocket percussion pistols, made circa 1840 for the U. S. Market by Ethan Allen of Massachusetts (1808 1871). Allen developed his Gun business by taking his brother in law Charles Thurber as his partner, originally setting up shop in Norwich, CT, which as a major gun making center at the time. They were one of the earliest makers of pistols in the city, and sources