Original U.S. Civil War Era French Modèle 1822T bis Percussion Conversion Rifled Pistol Vietnam Women working in war industries

Women working in war industries were discouraged from enlisting

It is for this reason that many assume that they are conversions from flintlock

which marks it to the 28th Infantry Battalion

A true USGI bring back set still in the original shipping box used in 1945

all sewn together with a thin white header with brass grommets at the top and bottom

Original U.S. Civil War Era French Modèle 1822T bis Percussion Conversion Rifled Pistol Vietnam Women working in war industriesOriginal Item: Only One Available As used in the U. S. Civil War. This is very unusual and interesting, being both rifled and converted to percussion. This started life as a French Modle 1822 Flintlock pistol, made at one of the various government arsenals. This was one of the last flintlock models put into service. In the years since it was produced, it was both converted to percussion, and now has a very nice . 69" rifled barrel, bored out from the