Original Early 19th Century Imperial Russian Cossack Inlaid Flintlock Pistol with Bone Ball Butt U.S. Edged Weapons Assigned to Fifteenth AF in

Assigned to Fifteenth AF in Nov 1943 and moved to Italy in Dec

the serial number range places the date of manufacture at around the middle of 1864

Civil War wood framed Artillery "Hard Pack" Knapsack or Backpack

issued August 27

The scabbard shows age and use but

Original Early 19th Century Imperial Russian Cossack Inlaid Flintlock Pistol with Bone Ball Butt U.S. Edged Weapons Assigned to Fifteenth AF inOriginal Item: One of a Kind. From a Collection just acquired this is a magnificent Flintlock Pistol with Ball trigger and Ball Butt. The stock is fully inlaid with Mother of Pearl and brass inlays, almost all of which are present. It also has some nice silver inlaid on the lock plate. It never had a trigger guard and would be worn in a waist sash. The Ball butt is of an Ivory like bone, which has a wonderful aged patina of stress cracks from drying