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Hi everyone,

A Canadian historian researching the Napoleonic/War of 1812 veterans who took up land grants at the Perth Military Settlement wrote to me asking whether British Army officers were supplied with pistols by government or if they were required to to provide their own at personal expense. I believe they were bought privately but don't really know of any evidence for this. Is anyone aware of primary or secondary sources I might be able to share with him on the procurement and design of officers' pistols during the Napoleonic period?