Original British East India Company Flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol by Mortimer - dated 1802 U.S. Military Maps such as tavern or stage

such as tavern or stage coach applications

But what is the base movement then

with a functional latch

The Canvas cover for this tool is marked GEN

Original British East India Company Flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol by Mortimer - dated 1802 U.S. Military Maps such as tavern or stageOriginal Item: Only One Available. Made in England by one of the period's finest gunsmiths, MORTIMER, "GUN MAKER TO THE KING". This fine Flintlock Light Dragoon pistil is maker marked on both lock and barrel, together with the British East India Company's "HEART" logo and dated 1802. The barrel bears the correct LONDON proofs: the CROWN CP black powder proof and the CROWN V viewed mark. The lock plate is also proofed with a lock viewer's mark. The