Original British Victorian Matched Pair of Percussion Vest Pocket Pistols with Fold-out Triggers Circa 1845 - Both Marked 36 Russian Maxim 1910 The spare lens insert compartment

The spare lens insert compartment still has the original retaining spring but is without lenses

Of the original Stirnpanzers you will come across

The low end of the male aventail was often shaped in a triangular pattern so they stood relatively affixed on the front and back side of the warrior's shoulder

which is attached to the drawstring of the liner netting

Original British Victorian Matched Pair of Percussion Vest Pocket Pistols with Fold-out Triggers Circa 1845 - Both Marked 36 Russian Maxim 1910 The spare lens insert compartmentOriginal Items: Only One Pair Available. This is a lovely matched pair of Victorian Era British Vest Pocket Percussion pistols, completely unmarked on the "box lock" style frame, but definitely of very high quality, with lovely engraving on all sides of the frame. These were quite popular for self protection, and were easily concealable in a vest pocket. Pistols like this were equally at home on dark Streets of New York or of London in Victorian