Original U.S. Kentucky Style Octagonal Barrel Percussion Pistol with Replaced Stock circa 1840 Brunswick Rifle The body has been repainted

The body has been repainted darker green

The shell is stamped with hkp 64 on the rear skirt above heat lot 3541

The nickel plating on the eagle has a bit of verdigris

deep pumpkin color

this is one of the better examples we have seen

Original U.S. Kentucky Style Octagonal Barrel Percussion Pistol with Replaced Stock circa 1840 Brunswick Rifle The body has been repaintedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a very nice "Kentucky" style percussion pistol, which has been attributed to the North Carolina area. This design was very popular throughout the United States Frontier during the 1830s and 1840s, and was based on the "Kentucky" or "Pennsylvania" style rifles of the time. Like most, this example has an octagonal barrel with a cylindrical cap bolster, and the lock is unmarked and minimally engraved. As