Original U.S. Civil War Era Massachusetts Arms Company Wesson & Leavitt Patent 2nd Model Dragoon .40cal Percussion Revolver - Serial No. 741 Antique Flintlock Firearms and may have been made

and may have been made without one

Without food you would have no strength to fight the enemy

Government records indicate that the last serial number made in June 1898 was 116146

An estimated 80% of the enemy unit was killed in the four-day fight which took place in three coastal villages northwest of Quang Tri City

The album measures approximately  12 1/2" x 9"

Original U.S. Civil War Era Massachusetts Arms Company Wesson & Leavitt Patent 2nd Model Dragoon .40cal Percussion Revolver - Serial No. 741 Antique Flintlock Firearms and may have been madeOriginal Item. Only One Available. Introduced in 1851 by the newly incorporated Massachusetts Arms Company in 1850, this was the first real competitor to Samuel Colt. The design was covered under patents filed by Wesson and Leavitt, but unfortunately it appears that the "new" Revolver infringed on at least three of Colt's patents. In 1851, Samuel Colt filed and won a historic patent infringement lawsuit against the Massachusetts Arms Company. This