.54‑caliber smooth bore, single‑shot percussion pistol patterned on the U.S. Model 1842, produced under the 1852 South Carolina state contract (total quantity 1,000 pistols); left barrel flat faintly stamped "Wm Glaze &" with a clear "V" and palmetto tree below, lock stamped with a palmetto tree encircled "Palmetto Armory" and "S.C.", rear of lock dated "1852" and marked "Columbia, S.C."; Barrel somewhat bright from cleaning many years ago. Wood in fine condition, action tight and crisp—an example of state‑contracted small arms made by contractor William Glaze for the Palmetto Armory to state specifications and acceptance markings. Like the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of South Carolina recognized the growing likelihood of armed conflict following secession and took immediate steps to equip its volunteer militia. Prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, South Carolina established contracts for the manufacture and repair of military arms, supplementing purchases from private contractors and existing state arsenals. As Federal arsenals in the South were seized in 1861, these captured weapons, along with state-produced and refurbished arms, were issued to the state's rapidly expanding volunteer regiments. During the opening months of the Civil War, many South Carolina troops entered Confederate service carrying state-issued muskets and rifles marked with South Carolina ownership or inspection stamps. These arms equipped the state's earliest volunteer companies until Confederate centralization of ordnance production gradually replaced state procurement. Today, surviving South Carolina state-issued arms are highly prized artifacts, representing the state's determined effort to arm its citizens during the critical first year of the Confederacy.