Original Belgian Silver Mounted Double Barrel 14 Bore French Style Percussion Pistol - circa 1840 19th Century other issue

other issue

for 1891 manufacture by contractor V

The design of the warhead was simple and was capable of penetrating 52mm (2 inches) of armor in 1940

which is stamped 54

It features a four button front closure

Original Belgian Silver Mounted Double Barrel 14 Bore French Style Percussion Pistol - circa 1840 19th Century other issueOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely Belgian percussion pistol, made very much in the French "Versailles" style, with a flat bottom flared grip, and some lovely engraved silver appointments. This style was developed by famed gunsmith Nicolas Nol Boutet, and they were very popular during the Napoleonic Period with French officers. Even after the wars were over, the style remained very popular. This example does not have any visible