Original Belgian Brass Barreled Vest Percussion Pistol marked to P. LaVaelt - Rio de Janeiro with Ivory Grip Military Audio The original Eighth Air Force

The original Eighth Air Force was redesignated as the United States Strategic Air Forces

and most of the original factory ribbed texture remaining on one of the scales

but all show wear and powder burn

and looks to have been a left over from earlier in the war

and a V over a P over an Eagle's head over another P on the left side just above the stock

Original Belgian Brass Barreled Vest Percussion Pistol marked to P. LaVaelt - Rio de Janeiro with Ivory Grip Military Audio The original Eighth Air ForceOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely utilitarian iron framed pocket percussion pistol, which features a lovely brass "cannon" style barrel. Made in Lige, Belgium for the European and American export markets, these were quite popular for self protection, often worn in the vest pocket. Pistols like this were equally at home on dark Streets of New York or of London in Victorian England. This example however looks to have been sent to the