Original Civil War Era Prussian Potsdam M1809 Percussion Converted Musket - Regiment Marked Antique Wheellock Firearms The pistol is very similar

The pistol is very similar to European pistols of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

but still has the brown cardboard liner inside

ending in a snap hook

with just the usual light sweat staining on the interior of the cap

The pigeons

Original Civil War Era Prussian Potsdam M1809 Percussion Converted Musket - Regiment Marked Antique Wheellock Firearms The pistol is very similarOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original German . 75 caliber, "Potsdam" Model 1809 smoothbore, single shot muzzleloader in very good condition. These were designed at the large Prussian Arsenal in Potsdam outside of Berlin, though they were also manufactured elsewhere. Musket measures a total length of just over 56" with a 41" long barrel, and has been converted to percussion configuration. There are signs of powder burn around the