Original U.S. Hammond "Bulldog" .44 Rimfire Pocket Pistol by Connecticut Arms & Mfg. Co. Serial 5306 - circa 1866 NATION The bullion cloth Cap badge

The bullion cloth Cap badge displays a "King's Crown" over a shield containing what appears to be a "CADUCEUS

so this condition is typical

What we offer here is the French Model 1853 BACK ACTION Percussion Rifle that was then transformed to the TABATIERE RIFLE using a BRASS Breech system and not the usual steel breech system

though the tension friction washer is missing

still bright and shiny with the markings still crisp

Original U.S. Hammond "Bulldog" .44 Rimfire Pocket Pistol by Connecticut Arms & Mfg. Co. Serial 5306 - circa 1866 NATION The bullion cloth Cap badgeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an American classic in . 44 Rimfire, the cartridge used in the early HENRY Lever Action Rifles! What a punch these must have had! The story goes that Doc Holiday's part time girlfriend, Big Nose Kate, once drilled some gambler a new belly button with one of these powerful pistols. Using Hammond's "Bulldog" patent, these were made by the Connecticut Arms and Manufacturing Company. Records show production was