Original 19th Century North African Inlaid Miquelet Lock Pistol with Ball Butt c.1820 Century separate from the radio

separate from the radio

unblancoed webbing is extremely hard to find today and these few sets

When foodstuffs reached their point of distribution it became the responsibility of the Quartermaster's Department to get the food to the Army’s field of operations by various methods including steamboats

Far and away rarer than any swagger stick these are always hard to find

Radio Operator: Harmon Jones (POW)

Original 19th Century North African Inlaid Miquelet Lock Pistol with Ball Butt c.1820 Century separate from the radioOriginal Item: Only One Available. We rather suspect that the decorated Miquelet lock and the barrel date to about 1800, and the ball butted stock is somewhat younger. The pistol has a ball trigger that suggests the Caucasus, but more likely this is from Morocco in North Africa. The Migulet system was adopted from Spain in the 17th century but was still being made up until Queen Victoria's time of 1840. The stock is also inlaid with silver "leaves"