Original U.S. Civil War Pistol Shaped Pewter Snuff Box Named to Confederate Lt. Ernest Portis 42nd ALA Regt. German Navy - Kreigsmarine It also still has patent

It also still has patent markings just behind the falling breech: STARR'S PATENT

interrogation and debriefing by a British officer

No enemy aircraft were seen

d'armes Châtellerault 1873

Original U.S. Civil War Pistol Shaped Pewter Snuff Box Named to Confederate Lt. Ernest Portis 42nd ALA Regt. German Navy - Kreigsmarine It also still has patentOriginal Items: One of a Kind. Snuff boxes were very popular personal items throughout the 19th Century all over the world. The items first became popular in 17th Century England, for holding "snuff", scented powdered tobacco inhaled through the nose. It then spread throughout Europe and into the New World. This is a lovely Cast Pewter "Snuff Box", made in the image of a small European style double barreled Flintlock Pocket Pistol. This example