Original Imperial German Officer's Private Purchase Double Action M1883 Reichsrevolver - Matching Serial 1238 Category_Water Jacket Assembly Hessians were German soldiers who

Hessians were German soldiers who most notably served as auxiliaries to the British Army during the American Revolutionary War

The carbine stays relatively true to the pattern

while all of the barrel bands

It has matching serial numbers on the frame

they are the CROWN / GR royal proof and the CROWN / CROSSED SCEPTERS proof for manufacture in Birmingham

Original Imperial German Officer's Private Purchase Double Action M1883 Reichsrevolver - Matching Serial 1238 Category_Water Jacket Assembly Hessians were German soldiers whoOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is one of the great romantic era Imperial German Army Revolvers, and this is a rare Private Purchase Double Action example. The M1879 and M1883 Reichsrevolvers, or Reichs Commissions Revolver Modell 1879 and 1883, were service revolvers used by the German Army from 1879 to 1908, when they were superseded by the Luger. The Model of 1879 was issued with a 7" 10. 6mm x 25R mm Barrel, which sported a rather fancy