The Palmetto Armory manufactured 2,000 Model 1842 Pistols solely for the South Carolina Militia circa 1852-53. The Palmetto Armory pistols were among the first firearms issued to Confederate troops at the outbreak of the Civil War in April 1861. The pistol has brass furniture with an iron button head swivel ramrod. The lock is marked "COLUMBIA/S.C. 1852" vertically behind the hammer and is stamped with the distinctive palmetto tree surrounded by "PALMETTO ARMORY/S*C" in a circle ahead of the hammer. The left barrel flat is stamped "Wm GLAZE & CO.", the top of the barrel is stamped with a "V" and a "Palmetto Tree" and the barrel tang is dated "1852" which has been struck. Firearms from the Palmetto Armory are a rare and important martial arm that is highly sought after by collectors.