Original British Officer's Rifled Percussion Pistol by Darmen of London with Half-cock Safety & Captured Ramrod - Circa 1830 Receiver Top Cover Width: 12"

Width: 12"

still has a fuse housing but no cap or detonator tube

Also included is the original key which is marked Chelsea

These were also colloquially called the tetsukabuto ( 鉄 冑 "steel helmet") by troops

Original British Officer's Rifled Percussion Pistol by Darmen of London with Half-cock Safety & Captured Ramrod - Circa 1830 Receiver Top Cover Width: 12"Original Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely British Officer's private purchase percussion pistol, from just before the start of Queen Victoria's long reign. It is marked on the lock plate with the name Darmen, which we were unfortunately not able to find much information on. We have seen a few other examples of their work, but have not been able to find out much else. This is the first firearm of any type that we have had by this maker, and we