The pistol measures almost 9" overall
the basic 1861 evolved into the Springfield Model 1873 which served the US until being replaced in the 1890s by modern breech loading rifles chambered for new smokeless powder rounds that were far superior to the Model 1873
dating from 1670-1680 in my view they are an extraordinarily beautiful pair of Louis XIV era pistols
Bombed enemy positions in support of the airborne assault across the Rhine in Mar 1945
were invented in the 1850s and continued to be produced into the 20th century
Original U.S. Vietnam War Blue Ghost Named Officer Uniform Grouping Resin Guns and Grenades The pistol measures almost 9"Original Items: One of a kind set. Arriving in Vietnam in October 1967, the original Blue Ghosts were members of C Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment. On 1 April 1968, C 7 17 was designated F Troop, 8th Cavalry. Troop F, 8th Cavalry, served in Vietnam from 1 April 1968, until February 26, 1973. Initially organized October 27, 1866 as Company F, 8th Cavalry regiment, the troop was reactivated in Vietnam using assets of Troop C, 7th Squadron,