Original Cased British Percussion Overcoat Pistol by William Powell of Birmingham with Spare Rifled Barrel & Accessories - Circa 1840 U.S. Army and polished periodically for over

and polished periodically for over a century

thankfully leaving the markings on the spine intact

The bursting radius of the grenade was about 17 meters with the white phosphorous having a burn time of approximately sixty seconds

"Less Dangerous - Than Careless Talk" Illustration of a coiled

Original Cased British Percussion Overcoat Pistol by William Powell of Birmingham with Spare Rifled Barrel & Accessories - Circa 1840 U.S. Army and polished periodically for overOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely early Victorian Era British Overcoat pistol, with a very nice . 54" octagonal smoothbore barrel marked W. POWELL on the top. This is for known maker William Powell of Birmingham. who worked 1815 until 1845. At this point his son joined the business, which then lasted until 1880. Based on the style and markings we believe the pistol was made about 1840, and is simply lovely. It has a great checkered