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21st October 2014, 06:55 PM | #1 |
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A box lock bronze barrel pistol for comments.
I hope Captain Mark is not in the backstage spying on this one. He might board my ship and loot it ... together with the boarding axe .
The 13 cms. octogonal barrel has a blunderbuss profile. The bore measures 12 m/m in the chamber and 19 m/m in the muzzle. The spring bayonet activates by pulling back the trigger guard. Safety device beind the hammer. All in all a British pattern ... only that it was made in Liege, probably for a British contract. The poinçon dates as from 1810 ... and i would say that this pistol manufacture date must be close to that. The patina is very pleasant. The failures are a fissure in the blade block (base) and the jaw screw thread a bit worn; i shall see the local gun smith about that. Total length (excl. bayonet) 25 cms. Bayonet (only) blade length 8 cms. Weight 655 grams. . |
21st October 2014, 07:35 PM | #2 |
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Dear namesake
Only say I miss having a slide lock in the top of the box, which acts on media mounted (half-cock) which in turn locks the rooster (cock) and also the Frizen, through the hole that see in the picture Affectionately. Fernando K |
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21st October 2014, 09:27 PM | #4 |
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Querido tocayo
Por supuesto que lo vi en la fotografia; solo quise decir que no habias dicho nada del seguro..... Afectuosamente. Fernando K |
21st October 2014, 09:29 PM | #5 |
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dear namesake
Of course I saw it in the picture; I just meant you didn't say anithing about it..... Affectionately. Fernando K Last edited by fernando; 21st October 2014 at 09:46 PM. |
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