Original Matched Pair of Percussion Officer Pistols- Circa 1842 Schwarzlose MG roughly three main variants were

roughly three main variants were produced: one with a 30 cm barrel

perhaps the first specialty troops in the history of modern warfare

Head Size 60 (US 7 1/2)

formed in the Childers Reforms of 1881

This rifle is almost identical in all respects to the one in the book except that the lock plate is marked Potzdam not Pistor

Original Matched Pair of Percussion Officer Pistols- Circa 1842 Schwarzlose MG roughly three main variants wereOriginal Items: Only One Pair Available. Made in Liege, Belgium and signed under the barrel "PLOMDEUR" for Nicholas Plomdeur of Liege began work in 1842. Features include smooth hexagonal 7. 5 inch barrels with an overall length of almost 14 inches. All steel mounts show decorative engraving including shell designed butt traps with nice checkered walnut stocks. The ramrods are ivory tipped, one is broken but the break is well hidden within the stock,