An American Civil War Belgian .38 calibre six shot pepperbox pistol, contained within carved wooden case and bearing brass plaque inscribed, 'John Maloney, lost at Bull Run, Virginia'

The battle at Bull Run, Virginia was the first major battle of the Civil War in 1861. The First Battle of Bull Run (called First Manassas in the South) cost some 3,000 Union casualties, compared with 1,750 for the Confederate