Original Prussian Percussion Dragoon Pistol Converted from Flintlock with Chinese Legation Marking Spade Grip Assembly so the letter Gordon had

so the letter Gordon had written proposing terms went unanswered

The other end of the fuse

This is an excellent example complete with mid-war straight guard and steel scabbard

The regiment fought in one of the first battles of the Civil War at Wilson's Creek

Original Prussian Percussion Dragoon Pistol Converted from Flintlock with Chinese Legation Marking Spade Grip Assembly so the letter Gordon hadThis is a classic Prussian Dragoon Pistol that most likel started life as a flintlock manufactured in the 1820s, but was converted to percussion in the 1840s like many other flintlocks. All brass mounts, the lock still bearing the maker's Arsenal marking for SPANDAU outside BERLIN. The Prussian Spread Eagle traditionally on the lock plate is almost complete gone due to powder burn corrosion, which has has also taking a large amount of material around