British Cavalry Carbines and Pistols of the Napoleonic Era - Waterloo 200th Anniversary Edition Untouched Antique Guns Very unusual combination issued at

Very unusual combination issued at a time when the world hung in the balance and everything was utilized

but then we discovered that the barrel is SMOOTH BORE

From there

The assembly consists of a bristle brush about 1-inch in diameter attached to a fiber cord about 36 inches long

In the later Civil War-era examples from Ames and their competitors who also made them

British Cavalry Carbines and Pistols of the Napoleonic Era - Waterloo 200th Anniversary Edition Untouched Antique Guns Very unusual combination issued atWritten by Barry Chisnall & Geoff Davies. This book has been described as The Most Comprehensive Study of British Cavalry Flintlocks to Date. The main focus of the book is on the wars with France between 1793 & 1815. However, to do this subject justice they have included the development of the carbine and pistol prior to these dates and in the American Revolution together with usage in the post Napoleonic period. The book is A4 size Hardback, with 218