{"product_id":"1857-wm-s-butler-all-cast-41-cal-percussion-boot-pistol-civil-war-era","title":"1857 William S. Butler (All-Cast) 41. Cal Percussion Boot Pistol - Civil War Era","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"block text-[20px] leading-[32px] md:text-[22px] lg:text-[24px] font-bold text-left font-expressive-heading text-text\"\u003eWilliam Butler's Patent Single Shot Percussion Pistol \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions \/ Condition \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking order \/ Overall length \u003cspan\u003e7.25 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!!! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"War \u0026 Peace Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50891626676391,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/1161\/7703\/files\/2F6ECEDD-C6D3-449D-9322-773136465997.jpg?v=1781712236","url":"https:\/\/warandpeaceantique.com\/products\/1857-wm-s-butler-all-cast-41-cal-percussion-boot-pistol-civil-war-era","provider":"War \u0026 Peace Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}