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HOLSTER PISTOL. 



the regular troops, I should prefer to have my 

 holster pistols, as well as my service rifle, on the 

 central-fire system, and of the same gauge as 

 the breech-loading rifle issued to the troops, 

 as I could then make use of the regulation 

 cartridges. 



For the holster pistols, however, some of the 

 powder should be extracted, or the recoil will be 

 too great. 



Mr. Holland, of Bond Street, has turned his 

 attention to holster pistols on this system, and the 

 following sketch shows his last improvements. 



Holland's Holster Pistol. 



