Original U.S. Civil War Era Cooper Double Action Pocket Percussion Revolver - Matching Serial 9315 Japanese Artwork & Posters The Model 1898 is an

The Model 1898 is an incremental improvement over the 1896

which was made of all steel

This pommel is a real beauty having highly vaulted wreath with gilded swas in the center and a very nice deep curl to the half open eagle’s wings

serial number 94402

its primary purpose was as a booby trap device

Original U.S. Civil War Era Cooper Double Action Pocket Percussion Revolver - Matching Serial 9315 Japanese Artwork & Posters The Model 1898 is anOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely Civil War Era Pocket Percussion Revolver, made by the COOPER FIREARMS MFG. CO.. The company was a competitor of Samuel Colt, and introduced this very neat DOUBLE ACTION Pocket Percussion Revolver to compete with the Colt 1849 Pocket Model Revolver. The striking advantage to the Cooper was it's ability to shot from both single action and double action, doing away with having to re cock the revolver