Original U.S. Civil War Era Cooper Double Action Pocket Percussion Revolver - Matching Serial 9315 British "Bobby" Police the Americans awarded themselves the

the Americans awarded themselves the nickname of the "Polar Bears" as a testament to surviving the arctic winter

The blade of this example is marked AUGUST BICKEL in a diamond under their trademark "Combined AB" logo

while the throat is gold painted steel

On one barrel end there is aged brass plaque stating:-

Over a three year period

Original U.S. Civil War Era Cooper Double Action Pocket Percussion Revolver - Matching Serial 9315 British "Bobby" Police the Americans awarded themselves theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely Civil War Era Pocket Percussion Revolver, made by the COOPER FIREARMS MFG. CO.. The company was a competitor of Samuel Colt, and introduced this very neat DOUBLE ACTION Pocket Percussion Revolver to compete with the Colt 1849 Pocket Model Revolver. The striking advantage to the Cooper was it's ability to shot from both single action and double action, doing away with having to re cock the revolver