Original Victorian Belgian .38cal Rimfire Percussion Cap Parlor Pistol - circa 1880 German SS 28th Massachusetts Infantry

28th Massachusetts Infantry

The optics are a little blurry but still visible

German tactical defensive proficiency was still dramatically superior to the British offensive planning and doctrine

may you always be free and happy” on the second page and signed by "Ben"

without the raised central fragmentation band

Original Victorian Belgian .38cal Rimfire Percussion Cap Parlor Pistol - circa 1880 German SS 28th Massachusetts InfantryOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a lovely late Victorian era Belgian made "Parlor" Pistol, designed to us a . 38cal projectile of some sort, with a percussion cap providing all of the propelling force. At the time, as strange as it might seem today, indoor shooting at home or in a shooting parlor was relatively common. Special small caliber low propellant load rifles and pistols were designed, and this is one such example, which looks