help with identification of antique gun
I have a friend who has an antique pistol, made in belgium, (after 1893 by the proof mark,) black powder, double barrel , looks like a small shotgun, 6 inch barrels, have "12 cal" written on it.Althought barrels have a belgian proof mark, they say "New York " on the top. Seems to almost fit a 2 inch .410 shell. Twin, outside hammers. No rifling in the barrels. I have looked in the blue book, but dont see it,,, (I can get photos of it if you want). What is this? Who made it, and how do I find a valuefor this guy? He has shown it to several dealers, they are fascinated, but dont know who made it.
Thanks!
Bob Lucas
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Bob Lucas
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I have a friend who has an antique pistol, made in belgium, (after 1893 by the proof mark,) black powder, double barrel , looks like a small shotgun, 6 inch barrels, have "12 cal" written on it.Althought barrels have a belgian proof mark, they say "New York " on the top. Seems to almost fit a 2 inch .410 shell. Twin, outside hammers. No rifling in the barrels. I have looked in the blue book, but dont see it,,, (I can get photos of it if you want). What is this? Who made it, and how do I find a valuefor this guy? He has shown it to several dealers, they are fascinated, but dont know who made it.
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Unless there are some other markings,you may never know who made your pistol. I do know that the "12" stands for 12 millimeter which is .472 caliber,that is why it looks like a shotgun. The "New York" on the barrels shows that the pistol was made for the American market. From the 1880's through the 1920's Belgium dumped millions of cheap firearms on to the American market,your pistol was one of these. This type of double barrel pistol is often termed "muff pistols" or "pocket pistols". The bad news is that there is not much collector interest in them and not much value either. 0
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