William Butler's Patent Single Shot Percussion Pistol
Very scarce! This is the only (all-cast) metal boot pistol manufactured. Circa 1857. All open-piece cast iron frame and long bag shaped handle made integral. The patent relief marking would be cast on the right side of the frame: "WM. S. BUTLER'S PATENT / PATENTED FEB. 3, 1857"… where the small plate is located. This particular example is un-legible. A legible example is shown on the last photo.
Dimensions / Condition
Working order / Overall length 7.25 Inches / 41. Caliber / There is a crack in the hammer (non-structural) does not affect performance and what appears to be small repair to the front side cast plate. Very scarce / Civil War era / American made firearm!!!
