Light Dragoon .65 in calibre pistol, Pattern 1759
pistol, light dragoon, .65 in, pistol
Accession Number
NAM.2004-05-4-1
Description
Light dragoon .65 in pistol, 9 in barrel, pattern 1759. Marked to the 3rd Light Dragoons, King's German Legion, 1803 (c). Manufactured by Tower of London. 1777 extra flat lock fitted and ring neck cock (possible service replacement). Engraved on the butt ‘III.L.D. K.G.L. G.28.’ to indicate not only the regiment, but also that this was the 28th pistol issued to G Troop. This regiment (later titled 3rd Hussars) was raised in north Hanover in February 1806 under the command of Colonel Johan Georg von Reden. Associated with the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).
Campaigns
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)