Original U.S. Model 1842 Internal Hammer Naval Percussion Pistol by N.P. Ames with Sea Exposure Damage - dated 1843 Antique Wheellock Firearms and it is unmarked

and it is unmarked

and the tang of the blade is signed (Mei) with the characters 濃 州 関 住 正 行 作

This very uniform jacket appears in the wonderful book Heroes in our Midst

if a soldier belonged to a division where he operated tanks

marked from 100 and up to very optimistic 1000 meters

Original U.S. Model 1842 Internal Hammer Naval Percussion Pistol by N.P. Ames with Sea Exposure Damage - dated 1843 Antique Wheellock Firearms and it is unmarkedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This was the first percussion pistol ordered by the U. S. Government and was intended for the U. S. NAVY. 2,000 pieces were ordered from N. P. AMES of Springfield, Massachusetts as the Model of 1842, which were all delivered up until 1847. Each had a . 54" smooth bore barrel of almost 6" and measured almost 12 1 2" in overall length. The locks were fitted with an "internal" hammer on the interior of the lock plate,