Description
The 5th Division debarked there in May 1942
It is also marked with size 7 1/4 on the leather top strap
though it definitely does show wear to the exterior surfaces
- "Some kind of Jap Prayer book"
Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1842 Percussion Cavalry Pistol by H. Aston & Co. - dated 1852 NATION The 5th Division debarked thereOriginal Item: Only One Available. This U. S. made single shot, smoothbore pistol is an excellent example of the Model 1842 percussion pistol, produced by Henry Aston & Co. of Middletown, Connecticut. Henry Aston manufactured approximately 30,000 Model 1842 Pistols under two government contracts between 1845 and 1852. The other main manufacturer of these pistols, Ira Johnson, had been a partner in Aston's firm, until he left to start his own company.