Original Victorian British Single Shot Side Hammer Percussion Vest Pistol by Charles Piper of Cambridge with Captured Ramrod - circa 1850 Military Flare Guns The pistol is functional

The pistol is functional

showing modern use and staining

Simonov used elements of a family of his 7

These include one Deutsches Reich Arbeitsbuch (German National Work Book or Employment Record Book)

Overall length: 39“

Original Victorian British Single Shot Side Hammer Percussion Vest Pistol by Charles Piper of Cambridge with Captured Ramrod - circa 1850 Military Flare Guns The pistol is functionalOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely British Percussion Vest pistol, with a "box lock" style frame and very interesting "Side Hammer" design. These are usually top hammer, but as it is percussion, it may have been easier to put the hammer and bolster on the side. It is a very early Victorian example, and is marked on the top of the barrel by the maker: PIPER, CAMBRIDGE This of course refers to gunmaker Charles Piper, who operated a shop