Original Belgian Percussion Pocket Pistol with Liège Proofmark - Circa 1840 Flintlock Muskets and Rifles classic front sight and buck

classic front sight and buck horn rear sight

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a solid frame with a screwed in barrel and the simple turn of a wing nut to release the loading lever and cylinder arbor were all significant improvements over the open topped frame and wedge-retained barrel of the Colt design

Original Belgian Percussion Pocket Pistol with Liège Proofmark - Circa 1840 Flintlock Muskets and Rifles classic front sight and buckOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is where most Antique pistol Collectors begin! These little percussion pocket single shot pistols were always available for little money, but in the day in the cold evenings of any large City anywhere in the World, these have provided an essential service for self protection. Whether you were a Bank President or a Lady of the Night having this little guy tucked in your belt, be it waist or garter, it was a big