Caucasian percussion pistol ?

Jim McDougall · 22nd July 2025, 10:57 PM

In interesting notes with further information, an auction lists one of these as being of .600 cal. (25 bore) (Thank you Norman!) which seems to have been a popular caliber from Europe with some of the large 'horse pistols' earlier in France and England.

In some old notes regarding shashkas and imported blades I found the name Tanner listed along with blades sources Solingen and Styria, suggesting this form certainly must have been an active purveyor of arms for the Caucusus.

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22nd July 2025, 10:57 PM	#8
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,652	In interesting notes with further information, an auction lists one of these as being of .600 cal. (25 bore) (Thank you Norman!) which seems to have been a popular caliber from Europe with some of the large 'horse pistols' earlier in France and England. In some old notes regarding shashkas and imported blades I found the name Tanner listed along with blades sources Solingen and Styria, suggesting this form certainly must have been an active purveyor of arms for the Caucusus.