Original Belgian Boxlock Blunderbuss Pocket Percussion Pistol by Auguste Francotte of Liège - circa 1840 German Machine Guns which entered US Navy service

which entered US Navy service until 1927

RETIRED IN 1968

but it is still quite attractive

It also has an intricate trigger guard of iron with a wood "grip" behind it

The war effort brought large Navy contracts for diving equipment to DESCO

Original Belgian Boxlock Blunderbuss Pocket Percussion Pistol by Auguste Francotte of Liège - circa 1840 German Machine Guns which entered US Navy serviceOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely Belgian Blunderbuss Pocket Pistol, made very much in the design of typical Boxlock Percussion pistols. It does not have any maker marks on the sides of the boxlock, but on the underside of the breech it is marked with some faded numbers over a CROWN AF marking for Auguste Francotte & Co. of Lige. This was a very well known and prolific firearms manufacturer, who made many guns under contract to