Original U.S. Cased British Proofed Colt M-1862 Police Pocket .36cal Percussion Revolver with 4 1/2" Barrel made in 1866 - Serial 33828 French Militaria a drawstring at the waist

a drawstring at the waist to keep out the draft (the only one you could avoid at the time)

Comes complete with its original brass scales chin strap with felt backing

Mali and Niger by the camel mounted nomads who mostly survived as slave traders for time immemorial

This is the tag that indicated that the soldier had brought it to intelligence

Original U.S. Cased British Proofed Colt M-1862 Police Pocket .36cal Percussion Revolver with 4 1/2" Barrel made in 1866 - Serial 33828 French Militaria a drawstring at the waistOriginal Item: Only One Available. Introduced in 1862 as the "Police Pocket Model of 1862 of Navy Caliber (. 36)", this 5 shot . 36 caliber percussion revolver was often purchased by serving Officers as a reserve handgun carried on the inside of their tunics. This example is a bit different than most we have seen, as it is marked on the barrel and the cylinder with CROWN GP "Gunmakers Proof" and CROWN V "Viewed" markings from the London Gun Company