Original French Continental Percussion Pistol with Faux Damascus Barrel Made in Liège - circa 1850 Receiver Top Cover The brass brown Bess style

The brass brown Bess style 3rd model trigger guard is only half there

some with captions like "Lunch on Iwo Jima"

Designed to to cover the front portion of the weapon as far back as the wrist of the stock

over which the Germans could still move armored units

Original French Continental Percussion Pistol with Faux Damascus Barrel Made in Liège - circa 1850 Receiver Top Cover The brass brown Bess styleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a mid 19th Century French Continental style percussion pistol, most likely made in Lige, Belgium. The pistol features a 5 1 2inch octagonal barrel, which has had texture added to the outside to give the look of "Damascus" steel. Close examination shows that it is just a simple pattern repeated over and over. The left side of the barrel is marked with the E L G * in an oval proof mark of