Hi,
I have this rimfire pistol with no manufacturer name stamped on the barrel. The grips are wooden. The muzzle is unusual, does anyone know what it's called. One forum claimed this was because the barrel end of the muzzle was cut off, and it isn't Belgian, they didn't give any further info. The cylinder is stamped with initials GD in interlaced cursive. This monogram was previously attributed to the gunsmith Gilles Decortis. Belgium maker who supplied cylinders to other makers. However, the monogram GD is also on the frame under the grips, indicating perhaps he made the whole pistol and not just the cylinder in the last quarter of the 19th century. So is he just one of many Belgian manufactures who copied American firearms. I have supplied a photo of a stamp that is between each cylinder flute. I want to know what kind of muzzle is it called and has anyone seen or got similar examples. Could this have been a civil war era firearm, 1861-65? Rimfire was invented 1845. Any help is appreciated.
I have this rimfire pistol with no manufacturer name stamped on the barrel. The grips are wooden. The muzzle is unusual, does anyone know what it's called. One forum claimed this was because the barrel end of the muzzle was cut off, and it isn't Belgian, they didn't give any further info. The cylinder is stamped with initials GD in interlaced cursive. This monogram was previously attributed to the gunsmith Gilles Decortis. Belgium maker who supplied cylinders to other makers. However, the monogram GD is also on the frame under the grips, indicating perhaps he made the whole pistol and not just the cylinder in the last quarter of the 19th century. So is he just one of many Belgian manufactures who copied American firearms. I have supplied a photo of a stamp that is between each cylinder flute. I want to know what kind of muzzle is it called and has anyone seen or got similar examples. Could this have been a civil war era firearm, 1861-65? Rimfire was invented 1845. Any help is appreciated.
