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I have no idea? But i will be the first to say its a cool looking old pistol!!
I thought so too. I can't tell anything by the proof marks.
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waarp8nt,
There were literally HUNDREDS of gunsmiths in the USA/Europe, who made quite similar, single-shot, percussion handguns from the late 1820s & early1830s until NOW, so I cannot identify it absent a maker's name/trademark. = NICE handgun, though.
IF it was mine, I would post the photos to the www.muzzleloadingforum.com & ask for the identification there.
(That's where the REAL "front-loading" experts mostly hang out.)
yours, satx
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I have been unable to post pictures or links to the pictures on the muzzleloading forum dot com website. So, I cannot get any advice or help from that resource.
I was able to handle the pistol and verify the proof marks, with a magnifying glass, as being Birmingham Proof Marks from the 1813 to the 1855 time period. Some information can be found with the following search "English back action pistol), but the information is limited. With a little more handling and some heavy negotiations the pistol now resides with me at my home. The action spring is weak, the hammer will pull back, hold and release with the trigger being pulled. However, may not have enough power to set off a primer. Anyway, I'm happy to own such a classic firearm.
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neat lookin' old pistole. be sure to post pix of the first tiger or elephant ya shoot with it.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |