I don't have anything like a paper on arms and armory in _Connecticut Yankee_. I was in the armory room at Warwick Castle several years ago, however, and saw a very nice pistol that Colt had contributed to the armory's stock of weapons some time before Twain wrote his book. I have no idea whether it was on display during Twain's time, though I'm sure MT had access that normal visitors would not have had. Does anyone know anything about this weapon? Bob Champ