Original U.S. Civil War Era Belgian 10mm Pinfire Double Barrel Pistol with Folding Bayonet Circa 1855 - Non-Functional Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia The man is a legend

The man is a legend and one of England's favorite sons

right at the onset of the Civil War

000 Ruby pistols

A wonderful example of an extremely hard to find mine set

with a circle bearing the RAD logo: a shovelhead

Original U.S. Civil War Era Belgian 10mm Pinfire Double Barrel Pistol with Folding Bayonet Circa 1855 - Non-Functional Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia The man is a legendOriginal item. Only One Available. This is a very nice French style double barrel pinfire pistol, almost certainly made in Lige, Belgium just before the U. S. Civil War. The "NEW" French "Pinfire" cartridge had just been introduced, which featured a pin extending from the rear side of the cartridge that when depressed discharged the round. Never as popular as might have been expected and by 1870 quite obsolete. We were not able to find any maker