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Is this old rusty pistol Civil War era ?


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kfields

Found this on the Route 127 garage sale hunt this year near Camden, Ohio. I bought it for a couple bucks as it looked interesting. Unfortunately seller had no info where it was found. Barrel is about 3 1/2 inches. Pistol looks French of Lefaucheaux(spelling?) style. Any thoughts?

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USCapturephotos

Definitely one of the pin fire varieties that were popular before and during the Civil War.

Cool piece!

Paul

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kfields

Now if the seller had been more savvy, he could have sold it is a ground find at a farm that saddled the route Morgan's Raiders took (about 20 miles away) during the War and coughed out more $$$'s! 😁

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danimal03

hello,

I believe your relic pistol is an 1870's-ish Belgian made pinfire with folding trigger.  you can see the line on yours where it folds. If you google this you will see exact non-dug images.  I hope this helps.  cheers!

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