October 1, 2008

Cogswell Percussion Pistol

I just got this as a gift for my father- and he just loves it!  It is called the Cogswell Pepperbox Percussion Pistol.

  The Pepperbox, one of our more eccentric Civil War replicas, was never a standard issue weapon during the war.  Cogswell and Harrison, London’s oldest gun manufacturers, had been producing and importing these weapons to the United States since the mid-19th century.  They were popular among civilians, and many found their way onto the battlefield in the hands of volunteers. 

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